Reading level improvesThe reading level of Class 5 students in government schools has improved to reach 44.8%, according to the report.For Class 3 students, the basic reading levels are highest in 2024. The improvement in government schools has outpaced the recovery in private schools.The proportion of Class 5 children in government schools who can read a Class 2 text went down from 44.2% in 2018 to 38.5% in 2022; it has increased to 44.8% in 2024. For Class 8 students, the reading level rose to 67.5% in the 2024 report. In 2022, only 66.2% were able to read well in government schools.States that experienced an increase of more than 10 percentage points in reading proficiency between 2022 and 2024 in government schools include Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana Odisha, and Maharashtra.In the case of basic arithmetic for elementary grades, both government and private schools have shown the highest level in over a decade. Class 3 students who were able to solve a numerical subtraction problem rose to 33.7% in 2024. In the case of government school students, the number increased to 27.6% in 2024.
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