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Std V children who can read Std II text
Percentage of children enrolled in Std V (rural) able to read a Std II level text. ASER's headline learning-outcome measure: what students actually know vs what they're meant to be learning.
Tamil Nadu's aser reading (std v) is 52.0% % (2024), per Pratham (ASER Centre).
Tamil Nadu, latest
52.0%
2024
Last verified
Change
+62.0%
2014 → 2024
Rank vs compared states
#3 of 5
TN vs MH, KA, GJ, UP · higher is better
Tamil Nadu's ASER reading (Std V) is 52.0% (2024), up +62.0% since 2014. It ranks #3 of 5 compared states (higher is better).
About this indicator
This is the share of rural Grade 5 children who can read a much simpler Grade 2 level text, a widely used check on whether years in school are translating into basic reading ability. It is a survey of foundational learning rather than curriculum coverage, so it exposes gaps that pass-rates and enrolment figures can hide. It covers rural children and is based on sample-based household surveys, so year-to-year movements should be read as trends rather than precise counts.
Tamil Nadu's ASER reading (Std V) rose from 32.1% (2014) to 52.0% (2024).
Source: Pratham (ASER Centre)
Compare with Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh
- 1 MH Maharashtra 58.1% 2024
- 2 KA Karnataka 52.5% 2024
- 3 TN Tamil Nadu 52.0% 2024
- 4 GJ Gujarat 51.0% 2024
- 5 UP Uttar Pradesh 45.5% 2024
Tamil Nadu highlighted. Each row shows that state's value and the year it is from. Compare like years with care.
Where this data comes from
The provenance of every value above and how to cite it.
Source provenance
All observations come from a single source.
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2014 → 2024
Primary ↗Pratham (ASER Centre)
ASER 2024 Rural
25 observations across 5 states · Tier 3
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Methodology & notes
Citizen-led household survey, rural India only. Children aged 5-16 individually tested. Tamil/local language text in respective states.
All values
Every observation, by state and period. Newest first.
Tamil Nadu
- 2024 2024 52.0%
- 2022 2022 50.5%
- 2018 2018 45.5%
- 2016 2016 41.8%
- 2014 2014 32.1%
Maharashtra 5 values
- 2024 2024 58.1%
- 2022 2022 56.4%
- 2018 2018 66.0%
- 2016 2016 50.5%
- 2014 2014 44.0%
Karnataka 5 values
- 2024 2024 52.5%
- 2022 2022 50.0%
- 2018 2018 50.4%
- 2016 2016 46.5%
- 2014 2014 41.0%
Gujarat 5 values
- 2024 2024 51.0%
- 2022 2022 49.6%
- 2018 2018 53.5%
- 2016 2016 48.0%
- 2014 2014 41.4%
Uttar Pradesh 5 values
- 2024 2024 45.5%
- 2022 2022 43.8%
- 2018 2018 46.4%
- 2016 2016 42.0%
- 2014 2014 36.6%
Cross-state comparison (2024)
Sorted high → low. Tamil Nadu highlighted.
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