County of the Town of Galway County : Literacy by Gender

Literacy by Gender

Data cube chart.

Data cube chart.

Data cube chart.

Data for 1841 Sex
Whether able to read & write Male Female
Able to read & write 2,972 Show data context 2,065 Show data context
Able to read but not write 696 Show data context 1,205 Show data context
Unable to read or write 3,266 Show data context 5,001 Show data context
Data for 1851 Sex
Whether able to read & write Male Female
Able to read & write 3,653 Show data context 2,759 Show data context
Able to read but not write 1,189 Show data context 1,788 Show data context
Unable to read or write 4,554 Show data context 7,677 Show data context
Data for 1861 Sex
Whether able to read & write Male Female
Able to read & write 3,618 Show data context 2,442 Show data context
Able to read but not write 719 Show data context 1,150 Show data context
Unable to read or write 2,754 Show data context 4,358 Show data context

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The National Statistics Socio-economic Classfication has been used by the census since 2001 "to measure the employment relations and conditions of occupations", replacing the earlier system of Socio-Economic Groups.


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

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Date accessed: 08th June 2026