In 1901, 33.67% of the population could read while 28.63% could have only written their names. This was a slight increase of 2.03% and 0.97% respectively, when compared to April 1891.
It was on the night of April 02, 1911 that the first Houses and Population Census was conducted, which included a count of the inhabited and uninhabited houses, buildings and places not used as dwellings. The districts of Belize (15,118 persons), Corozal (6,093 persons) and Orange Walk (5,897 persons) were the most populated districts, while the Toledo District had the smallest population of 4,214 persons.
