EDUCATION, 1854-1891., TABLE XLI.—Showing (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines) the Number in every One Hundred of the Population at the various Quinquennial Periods of Age who could Read and Write, Read only, or who could not Read, at the last Six Censuses.
Ages. Proportions in every One Hundred living at each Age.
1854. 1857. 1861. 1871. 1881. 1891.
Read and Write. Read only. Unable to Read. Read and Write. Read only. Unable to Read. Read and Write. Read only. Unable to Read. Read and Write. Read only. Unable to Read. Read and Write. Read only. Unable to Read. Read and Write. Read only. Unable to Read.
PERSONS.
All Ages 66.42 11.41 22.17 66.75 11.15 22.10 63.93 11.17 24.90 67.16 9.96 22.88 76.87 5.64 17.49 80.29 2.89 16.82
3 to 6 years 1.12 15.04 83.84 1.37 17.29 81.34 1.25 17.88 80.87 2.45 16.55 81.00 5.52 15.53 78.95 6.61 8.73 84.66
6 to 15 years 48.46 28.09 23.45 56.33 29.64 14.03 57.54 27.76 14.70 70.98 19.02 10.00 85.81 9.18 5.01 90.09 4.96 4.95
15 years and upwards 82.15 9.15 8.70 84.82 8.78 6.40 85.61 8.47 5.92 88.29 6.76 4.95 92.67 3.85 3.48 95.75 1.97 2.28
21 years and upwards 82.16 9.03 8.81 84.80 8.68 6.52 85.25 8.59 6.16 87.12 7.39 5.49 90.95 4.77 4.28 94.93 2.37 2.70
Under 5 years 2.60 97.40 0.01 2.29 97.70 0.10 3.64 96.26 3.41 96.59 3.66 96.34 1.66 98.34
5 to 10 years 22.94 35.83 41.23 29.13 42.17 28.70 27.41 39.82 32.77 43.29 31.49 25.22 59.77 21.53 18.70 67.46 11.69 20.85
10 to 15 years 68.40 19.07 12.53 76.11 16.86 7.03 81.37 13.07 5.56 89.63 7.23 3.14 97.50 1.60 0.90 98.87 0.55 0.58
15 to 20 years 80.75 10.82 8.43 85.33 9.31 5.36 88.56 7.42 4.02 94.52 3.48 2.00 98.52 0.73 0.75 99.32 0.25 0.43
20 to 25 years 85.05 7.84 7.11 86.11 8.51 5.38 87.26 7.73 5.01 93.48 3.66 2.86 97.71 1.08 1.21 99.06 0.34 0.60
25 to 30 years 85.45 7.67 6.88 87.67 7.46 4.87 86.70 8.24 5.06 90.69 5.40 3.91 96.50 1.79 1.71 98.55 0.50 0.95
30 to 35 years 82.64 9.08 8.28 85.62 8.36 6.02 87.22 7.77 5.01 87.32 7.47 5.21 93.89 3.03 3.08 97.96 0.81 1.23
35 to 40 years 80.53 10.12 9.35 84.49 8.84 6.67 85.93 8.47 5.60 87.06 7.90 5.04 91.52 4.42 4.06 96.57 1.45 1.98
40 to 45 years 76.98 10.96 12.06 80.24 10.57 9.19 82.76 9.48 7.76 87.11 7.64 5.25 88.52 6.14 5.34 94.45 2.38 3.17
45 to 50 years 76.70 10.91 12.39 80.72 10.23 9.05 81.85 10.03 8.12 85.97 8.05 5.98 88.32 6.82 4.86 92.17 3.61 4.22
50 to 55 years 74.23 11.61 14.16 76.70 11.86 11.44 78.62 11.08 10.30 82.69 9.52 7.79 86.92 6.76 6.32 89.64 4.98 5.38
55 to 60 years 75.71 11.36 12.93 77.59 10.90 11.51 79.97 10.85 9.18 81.68 10.00 8.32 86.86 7.35 5.79 88.85 5.77 5.38
60 to 65 years 71.66 11.87 16.47 74.16 12.19 13.65 74.74 11.84 13.42 77.18 11.59 11.23 82.49 9.19 8.32 88.35 5.97 5.68
65 to 70 years 69.23 11.13 19.64 73.76 12.59 13.65 75.88 12.43 11.69 77.42 11.99 10.59 81.27 9.44 9.29 86.86 7.01 6.13
70 years and upwards 65.21 13.14 21.65 68.65 12.76 18.59 68.18 14.19 17.63 71.66 13.42 14.92 76.26 11.29 12.45 81.81 8.84 9.35