The reading recovery has been driven almost entirely by government schools, with private school levels showing no significant change

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ASER 2024 records the post-2022 recovery in Class 3 reading as concentrated in government schools; private school reading levels showed no significant change between 2022 and 2024. This matters because it indicates the recovery is attributable to a policy intervention in the government system rather than to a general nationwide rebound. Evidence confidence: High.

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Ministry of Education — Department of School Education & Literacy · Ministry or Department

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ASER 2024 — government and private school comparison · Research paper or studyASER Centre / Pratham.

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More than half of all states remain below their own 2018 reading levels despite the national recovery
The national Class 3 reading figure exceeded its 2018 level in 2024, but in more than half of all states Class 3 reading remained below where that state stood in 2018. A national average that has recovered can conceal states that have not. Evidence confidence: High for the finding; the state-by-state table should be read directly from the ASER report before any individual state is named publicly.

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More than half of all states remain below their own 2018 reading levels despite the national recovery