Education
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).
Tamil Nadu's NAS Grade 5 Maths rose from 252 (2017) to 282 (2021).
Source: NCERT / Ministry of Education
Compare with Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh
- 1 TN Tamil Nadu 282 2021
- 2 GJ Gujarat 280 2021
- 3 KA Karnataka 271 2021
- 4 MH Maharashtra 270 2021
- 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.
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Source provenance
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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.