EDUCATION OF AUDLTS (15 YEARS AND UPWARDS *, 1871 TO 1891 (EXCLUSIVE OF CHINESE AND ABORIGINES).
| Educational Attainment. |
Proportions per 10,000 adults (15 years and upwards) living. |
| Males. |
Females. |
Both. |
| 1871. |
1881. |
1891. |
1871. |
1881. |
1891. |
1871. |
1881. |
1891. |
| Could read |
9,537 |
9,662 |
9,774 |
9,463 |
9,638 |
9,770 |
9,505 |
9,651 |
9,772 |
| Could write |
9,074 |
9,386 |
9,634 |
8,514 |
9,129 |
9,508 |
8,829 |
9,265 |
9,575 |
| Could not read |
463 |
338 |
226 |
537 |
362 |
230 |
495 |
349 |
228 |