SHIRES., TABLE VI.—Showing, according to the Census taken on the 5th April, 1891, the Degree of Education possessed by Males and Females (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines) in Shires.

		15	16	17	18	19	20	21 to 25	25 to 30	30 to 35	35 to 40	40 to 45	45 to 50	50 to 55	55 to 60	60 to 65	65 to 70	70 to 75	75 to 80	80 to 85	85 and Upwards.	Unspecified (not Children).
Read and Write	Males	5,632	5,568	5,225	5,375	5,574	5,611	22,807	27,139	20,221	13,214	10,058	9,532	9,858	9,961	8,843	4,771	3,054	1,301	508	235	988
	Females	5,126	4,959	4,952	4,866	4,742	4,841	18,792	20,651	15,349	10,016	7,707	7,127	6,727	5,542	4,170	2,360	1,461	618	256	123	462
Read only	Males	28	19	19	15	20	30	99	172	188	207	244	317	406	410	434	278	245	128	53	26	8
	Females	9	8	8	3	11	4	47	96	129	191	316	491	722	757	642	424	293	155	93	41	15
Cannot Read	Males	39	43	31	40	32	52	227	378	398	400	453	579	649	563	564	368	324	146	89	58	51
	Females	18	23	9	13	8	21	77	148	171	186	309	421	667	603	479	254	188	114	67	51	33
Total	Males	5,699	5,630	5,275	5,430	5,626	5,693	23,133	27,689	20,807	13,821	10,755	10,428	10,913	10,934	9,841	5,417	3,623	1,575	650	319	1,047
	Females	5,153	4,990	4,969	4,882	4,761	4,866	18,916	20,895	15,649	10,393	8,332	8,039	8,116	6,902	5,291	3,038	1,942	887	416	215	510