Corran Barony : Literacy by Gender

Literacy by Gender

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Data cube chart.

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Data for 1841 Sex
Whether able to read & write Male Female
Able to read & write 1,998 Show data context 858 Show data context
Able to read but not write 1,184 Show data context 1,127 Show data context
Unable to read or write 4,689 Show data context 6,163 Show data context
Data for 1851 Sex
Whether able to read & write Male Female
Able to read & write 1,649 Show data context 968 Show data context
Able to read but not write 758 Show data context 875 Show data context
Unable to read or write 3,380 Show data context 4,185 Show data context
Data for 1861 Sex
Whether able to read & write Male Female
Able to read & write 1,941 Show data context 1,368 Show data context
Able to read but not write 780 Show data context 939 Show data context
Unable to read or write 3,050 Show data context 3,517 Show data context

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From 1991 the census has gathered data on whether or not households had central heating, in at least some of their rooms, and in 2011 this was the only "amenity" data gathered.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Corran Barony through time | Historical Statistics on Learning & Language | Literacy by Gender, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12843197/cube/READ_WRITE_SEX_5UP

Date accessed: 09th June 2026