Dataset · Education
Percentage of rural children in each grade from Std I to Std VIII in Kerala by the highest reading level they reached in the one-to-one ASER reading test: beginner (cannot read letters), letters, words, a Std I level text, or a Std II level text, from the reading table of the Kerala state report card of the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) for the national rounds 2006-2014, 2016, 2018, 2022 and 2024. Each row is one survey year, grade and level; the levels of a grade are exclusive and add up to 100. The share of Std III children who could read a Std II text was 52.5% in 2018, 38.8% in 2022 and 45.6% in 2024; in Std V it was 66.0% in 2024. Use it to track foundational reading in rural Kerala over time.
The first 5 of 520 rows
| period | period_type | geo_level | geo_code | geo_name | grade | reading_level | pct_children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | year | state | 32 | Kerala | 1 | beginner | 2.2 |
| 2006 | year | state | 32 | Kerala | 1 | letter | 36.8 |
| 2006 | year | state | 32 | Kerala | 1 | std1_text | 7.3 |
| 2006 | year | state | 32 | Kerala | 1 | std2_text | 7.0 |
| 2006 | year | state | 32 | Kerala | 1 | word | 46.7 |
8 columns, in file order.
periodperiod_typegeo_levelgeo_codegeo_namegradereading_levelpct_childrenPlease cite this dataset when you use it:
Policy and Research Initiative (2026). Grade-wise reading levels of rural children in Kerala, ASER 2006-2024 [Dataset]. PRI Data Repository. /data/aser-reading-levels-by-grade-kerala