7.1% of class 3 students in Karnataka cannot even read letters: ASER report
- The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2024 was released on January 28, 2025, highlighting the learning levels of rural students across India, including Karnataka.
- 7.1% of Karnataka’s class 3 students cannot read letters.
- 19.3% can read letters but not words.
- 4.8% can’t recognize numbers from 1 to 9.
- Only 32% of government schools and 37.8% of private school children can read class 2 level text.
- 16.3% can recognize numbers up to 99 but cannot do subtraction.
- Only 23.9% of class 3 students in government schools can perform numerical subtraction.
Karnataka’s Education Policy Overview • Implemented the Right to Education Act for all children. • Implemented a 10+2+3 education system, including pre-school education for 2 years, 10 years of schooling, and at least 3 years of graduate education. • Separated powers between the Karnataka State Education Council (KSEC) and the Karnataka Higher Education Commission (KHEC) for school and higher education regulation. • Restricted degree programs to three years for the 2024–2025 academic year due to concerns about the four-year degree program recommended by the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. |
