ASER 2018 : More than half of children enrolled in Class 5 can read at least a standard 2 level text

The percentage of all children in standard 3 who can read at standard 2 level has climbed up slowly over the past few years, according to the government’s Annual Status of Education Report (ASER)2018.

The percentage of all children in standard 3 who can read at standard 2 level has climbed up slowly over the past few years, according to the government’s Annual Status of Education Report (ASER), a biennial nationwide survey of children’s ability to read simple text and do basic arithmetic.

This figure has increased from 21.6% in 2013 to 23.6% in 2014 to 25.1% in 2016, and finally to 27.2% in 2018. From 2014, the survey is carried out every alternate year.

Among children enrolled in standard 3 in government schools, six states (Punjab, Haryana, Mizoram, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, and Kerala) have shown an improvement of more than 5 percentage points over 2016 levels.

PR Link | https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/aser-2018-more-than-half-of-children-enrolled-in-class-5-can-read-at-least-a-standard-2-level-text/story-NMDvefZYbjggcGtx3cDBAI.html

Report Available At | http://img.asercentre.org/docs/ASER%202018/Release%20Material/aserreport2018.pdf

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