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NAS Grade 5 Mathematics score

Average Grade 5 Mathematics score on a standardised 0-500 scale from the National Achievement Survey (NCERT). The all-India mean is anchored at 250. Tier-1 government counterpart to ASER's NGO assessment of foundational skills.

Tamil Nadu, latest

282

2021

Change

+11.9%

2017 → 2021

Rank vs compared states

#1 of 5

TN vs MH, KA, GJ, UP · higher is better

Tamil Nadu's NAS Grade 5 Maths is 282 (2021), up +11.9% since 2017. It ranks #1 of 5 compared states (higher is better).

Source Official NCERT / Ministry of Education Coverage 2017 – 2021 Sources & methodology ↓
NAS Grade 5 Maths · 2017 – 2021

Tamil Nadu's NAS Grade 5 Maths rose from 252 (2017) to 282 (2021).

+30.0 248 267 287

Source: NCERT / Ministry of Education

Compare with Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh
2017 2021
  1. 1 TN Tamil Nadu 282 2021
  2. 2 GJ Gujarat 280 2021
  3. 3 KA Karnataka 271 2021
  4. 4 MH Maharashtra 270 2021
  5. 5 UP Uttar Pradesh 250 2021

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.

  1. 2017 → 2021

    Primary

    NCERT / Ministry of Education

    NAS 2021 State Report Cards (NCERT)

    10 observations across 5 states · Tier 1

Click any segment to open the source publication and verify the values yourself.

Methodology & notes

NCERT NAS State Report Cards. Item Response Theory–scaled scores on a 0-500 scale; national mean set at 250. Conducted in 2017 and 2021.

Alternate sources tracked

  • · Pratham (ASER Centre) (Annual Status of Education Report (ASER))

All values

Every observation, by state and period. Newest first.

Tamil Nadu

  • 2021 2021 282
  • 2017 2017 252
Maharashtra 2 values
  • 2021 2021 270
  • 2017 2017 251
Karnataka 2 values
  • 2021 2021 271
  • 2017 2017 240
Gujarat 2 values
  • 2021 2021 280
  • 2017 2017 270
Uttar Pradesh 2 values
  • 2021 2021 250
  • 2017 2017 224

Cross-state comparison (2021)

Sorted high → low. Tamil Nadu highlighted.