By Nandini Tyagi

January 28, 2025

Only 33% Class 3 students can do subtraction: ASER Report

Jan 28, 2025

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As per the latest ASER survey, the arithmetic skills of children in both government and private schools have improved significantly, reaching the highest levels in over a decade

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33.7% of Class 3 students could solve subtraction problems, a rise from 28.2% in 2018 and 25.9% in 2022

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 Among government school students, the figure rose from 20.9% (2018) to 27.6% (2024), with states like Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh seeing an increase of over 15 percentage points

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In Class 5 students, 30.7% could solve division problems, a drastic improvement from  25.6% in 2022. Government school students performed better in this area, with Punjab and Uttarakhand attaining more than 10-percentage point increase

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Among Class 8 students, the basic arithmetic skills remained steady to earlier levels, improving slightly from 44.1% in 2018 to 45.8% in 2024

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Government schools have displayed remarkable progress across multiple states, particularly in improving basic arithmetic levels among Class 3 and Class 5 students

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The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) is a nationwide survey conducted to assess the basic reading and arithmetic skills of children aged 5 to 16 in India

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