EDUCATION OF THE PEOPLE.

TABLE showing (exclusive of Maoris and Chinese) the Number of the Population, Males and Females, at the various Quinquennial Periods of Age, able to Read and Write, Read only, or unable to Read, and the Proportions for every 100 of the Population, according to the Census of the 5th April, 1891.

| Ages. | Numbers (excluding Chinese). | | | | | | | | | | | Proportion to every 100 at each Quinquennial Period. | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | Persons. | | | | Males. | | | | Females. | | | | Persons. | | | | Males. | | | | Females. | | | |
| | Read and Write. | Read only. | Cannot Read. | Education Unknown. | Read and Write. | Read only. | Cannot Read. | Education Unknown. | Read and Write. | Read only. | Cannot Read. | Education Unknown. | Read and Write. | Read only. | Cannot Read. | Read and Write. | Read only. | Cannot Read. | Read and Write. | Read only. | Cannot Read. |
| All ages .. .. .. | 478,438 | 24,606 | 116,159 | 3,011 | 254,710 | 12,205 | 59,753 | 1,783 | 223,728 | 12,401 | 56,406 | 1,228 | 77·27 | 3·97 | 18·76 | 77·97 | 3·74 | 18·29 | 76·48 | 4·24 | 19·28 |
| Specified ages .. .. | 477,877 | 24,588 | 116,121 | 2,705 | 254,331 | 12,196 | 59,733 | 1,540 | 223,546 | 12,392 | 56,388 | 1,165 | 77·25 | 3·98 | 18·77 | 77·95 | 3·74 | 18·31 | 76·47 | 4·24 | 19·29 |
| All ages above 5 years .. | 478,438 | 23,936 | 33,637 | 3,011 | 254,710 | 11,886 | 17,818 | 1,783 | 223,728 | 12,050 | 15,819 | 1,228 | 89·26 | 4·47 | 6·27 | 89·56 | 4·18 | 6·26 | 88·92 | 4·79 | 6·29 |
| Under 5 years .. .. | .. | 670 | 82,522 | .. | .. | 319 | 41,935 | .. | .. | 351 | 40,587 | .. | .. | 0·81 | 99·19 | .. | 0·75 | 99·25 | .. | 0·86 | 99·14 |
| 5 years to 10 years .. | 45,122 | 15,358 | 24,846 | 751 | 22,203 | 8,039 | 12,847 | 403 | 22,919 | 7,319 | 11,999 | 348 | 52·88 | 18·00 | 29·12 | 51·53 | 18·65 | 29·82 | 54·26 | 17·33 | 28·41 |
| 10 " 15 " .. | 78,970 | 1,032 | 807 | 271 | 39,613 | 546 | 456 | 136 | 39,357 | 486 | 351 | 135 | 97·72 | 1·28 | 1·00 | 97·53 | 1·35 | 1·12 | 97·92 | 1·21 | 0·87 |
| 15 " 20 " .. | 64,404 | 245 | 427 | 127 | 32,060 | 160 | 267 | 62 | 32,344 | 85 | 160 | 65 | 98·97 | 0·38 | 0·65 | 98·69 | 0·49 | 0·82 | 99·25 | 0·26 | 0·49 |
| 20 " 25 " .. | 57,136 | 226 | 460 | 157 | 27,679 | 137 | 262 | 98 | 29,457 | 89 | 198 | 59 | 98·81 | 0·39 | 0·80 | 98·58 | 0·49 | 0·93 | 99·04 | 0·30 | 0·66 |
| 25 " 30 " .. | 44,583 | 338 | 529 | 166 | 22,685 | 166 | 280 | 111 | 21,898 | 172 | 249 | 55 | 98·09 | 0·74 | 1·17 | 98·07 | 0·72 | 1·21 | 98·11 | 0·77 | 1·12 |
| 30 " 35 " .. | 37,759 | 618 | 600 | 194 | 20,578 | 281 | 311 | 111 | 17,181 | 337 | 289 | 83 | 96·87 | 1·59 | 1·54 | 97·20 | 1·33 | 1·47 | 96·48 | 1·90 | 1·62 |
| 35 " 40 " .. | 33,103 | 739 | 797 | 188 | 18,846 | 326 | 440 | 111 | 14,257 | 413 | 357 | 77 | 95·57 | 2·13 | 2·30 | 96·10 | 1·66 | 2·24 | 94·88 | 2·75 | 2·37 |
| 40 " 45 " .. | 28,183 | 848 | 957 | 195 | 15,769 | 353 | 517 | 108 | 12,414 | 495 | 440 | 87 | 93·98 | 2·83 | 3·19 | 94·77 | 2·12 | 3·11 | 92·99 | 3·71 | 3·30 |
| 45 " 50 " .. | 26,192 | 979 | 974 | 177 | 15,479 | 383 | 531 | 97 | 10,713 | 596 | 443 | 80 | 93·06 | 3·48 | 3·46 | 94·42 | 2·34 | 3·24 | 91·16 | 5·07 | 3·77 |
| 50 " 55 " .. | 24,124 | 1,016 | 1,008 | 179 | 15,240 | 443 | 599 | 123 | 8,884 | 573 | 409 | 56 | 92·26 | 3·89 | 3·85 | 93·60 | 2·72 | 3·68 | 90·05 | 5·81 | 4·14 |
| 55 " 60 " .. | 15,369 | 788 | 679 | 104 | 9,986 | 354 | 384 | 66 | 5,383 | 434 | 295 | 38 | 91·29 | 4·68 | 4·03 | 93·12 | 3·30 | 3·58 | 88·07 | 7·10 | 4·83 |
| 60 " 65 " .. | 10,727 | 643 | 608 | 78 | 6,906 | 263 | 370 | 49 | 3,821 | 380 | 238 | 29 | 89·56 | 5·37 | 5·07 | 91·60 | 3·49 | 4·91 | 86·08 | 8·56 | 5·36 |
| 65 " 70 " .. | 5,639 | 448 | 346 | 34 | 3,488 | 186 | 212 | 17 | 2,151 | 262 | 134 | 17 | 87·66 | 6·96 | 5·38 | 89·76 | 4·79 | 5·45 | 84·45 | 10·29 | 5·26 |
| 70 " 75 " .. | 3,728 | 337 | 272 | 40 | 2,188 | 124 | 160 | 28 | 1,540 | 213 | 112 | 12 | 85·96 | 7·77 | 6·27 | 88·51 | 5·02 | 6·47 | 82·57 | 11·42 | 6·01 |
| 75 " 80 " .. | 1,762 | 185 | 158 | 22 | 1,010 | 75 | 96 | 10 | 752 | 110 | 62 | 12 | 83·70 | 8·79 | 7·51 | 85·52 | 6·35 | 8·13 | 81·39 | 11·90 | 6·71 |
| 80 and upwards .. | 1,076 | 118 | 131 | 22 | 601 | 41 | 66 | 10 | 475 | 77 | 65 | 12 | 81·21 | 8·90 | 9·89 | 84·89 | 5·79 | 9·32 | 76·99 | 12·48 | 10·53 |
| Unspecified age under 21 .. | 17 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Unspecified age over 21 .. | 544 | 15 | 11 | 287 | 370 | 8 | 9 | 234 | 174 | 7 | 2 | 53 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |