EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS, 1891., TABLE XLV.—Showing the Number and Degree of Education possessed by Boys and Girls between 5 and 15 Years of Age of different Religious Denominations (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines).
| Religious Denominations. |
Proportions per Cent. |
| Boys. |
Girls. |
| Read and Write. |
Read only. |
Unable to Read. |
Read and Write. |
Read only. |
Unable to Read. |
| Church of England |
81.41 |
7.00 |
11.59 |
82.38 |
5.72 |
11.90 |
| Presbyterians |
82.64 |
7.30 |
10.06 |
83.40 |
5.96 |
10.64 |
| Methodists |
84.13 |
6.38 |
9.49 |
85.09 |
5.24 |
9.67 |
| Independents |
83.49 |
5.07 |
11.44 |
86.18 |
4.34 |
9.48 |
| Baptists |
82.13 |
6.86 |
11.01 |
82.22 |
5.70 |
12.08 |
| Lutherans |
77.48 |
5.57 |
16.95 |
78.92 |
4.77 |
16.31 |
| Unitarians |
75.31 |
11.10 |
13.59 |
84.34 |
4.82 |
10.84 |
| Other Protestants |
80.23 |
7.36 |
12.41 |
80.40 |
7.28 |
12.32 |
| Total Protestants |
82.22 |
6.86 |
10.92 |
83.15 |
5.66 |
11.19 |
| Roman Catholics |
81.10 |
7.49 |
11.41 |
82.12 |
6.24 |
11.64 |
| Jews |
87.31 |
5.81 |
6.88 |
85.00 |
5.00 |
10.00 |
| Residue |
80.23 |
7.08 |
12.69 |
77.89 |
5.94 |
16.17 |
| Total |
81.96 |
6.99 |
11.05 |
82.81 |
5.79 |
11.40 |