TABLE 7.—ILLITERACY OF CHINESE AND ABORIGINES, ACCORDING TO AGE AND RELIGION.
Degree of Illiteracy. Church of England. Presbyterian. Methodists. Other Protestants. Roman Catholic. Residue. Total.
Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females.
CHINESE.
Aged 5 to 15. *
Illiterates Cannot read 14 11 3 2 6 2 4 4 5 6 6 38 25
Illiterates Read only 6 5 3 4 1 9 10
Education unspecified 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 6 8
Population 5 to 15 86 85 22 21 44 51 19 15 33 31 20 14 224 217
Aged 15 to 21. †
Illiterates Cannot read 9 1 2 1 2 1 98 4 113 5
Illiterates Read only 1 1 1 1
Education unspecified 2 9 1 11 1
Population 15 to 21 60 48 15 10 33 29 7 8 16 14 121 6 252 115
ABORIGINES.
Aged 5 to 15. *
Illiterates Cannot read 2 8 3 3 2 1 2 3 1 11 14
Illiterates Read only 1 4 1 3 1 5 5
Education unspecified 1 1 1 1 2
Population 5 to 15 31 31 19 14 12 7 15 17 5 3 82 72
Aged 15 to 21. †
Illiterates Cannot read 1 1 2 1 2 3 4
Illiterates Read only 1 1 1 1
Education unspecified 1 1
Population 15 to 21 18 18 7 11 6 7 7 9 2 2 4 44 47