ASER Data Explorer

The big question

In , what share of children in can read a Std II story?

School-type series.Values cover children in government and private schools; “Govt & Pvt (weighted)” is ASER’s weighted average of those two and excludes other school types. Published for Std III, V and VIII since 2012.

State comparison

Government-school children · Std III · 2024 · rural India. Click a state to open its profile.

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In 2024, what share of Std III children in government schools across rural India can read a Std II story?
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Districts

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Has this changed over time?

ASER repeats only its headline measures across rounds, so this exact cut exists for 2024 alone. The rung-by-rung ladder was published for 2024 only.

How does this compare?

No published data for this selection.

The skill ladder

The rung-by-rung ladder is published for all children (2024). School-type series cover the headline skill only — switch to “all schools” to see the full ladder.