ASER 2023 findings: ‘In Cooch Behar, 79% 14 to 18-yr olds unable to do basic arithmetic’
At 61.3 per cent, more than half of 14 to 18 year old youths in the district could not read simple sentences in English.
The ASER report found that 90.4 per cent of the surveyed students aged between 14 and 18 are enrolled in educational institutions.
Around 79.2 per cent of 14- to 18- year-old youths in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar district cannot solve simple 3-digit by 1-digit division problems, according to the findings of the Annual Status of Education Report (Beyond Basics) 2023 released on Wednesday.
The gap in arithmetic skills in the 14-16 age group was 76.9 per cent and 81.5 per cent for 17 to 18 year olds.
At 61.3 per cent, more than half of 14 to 18 year old youths in the district could not read simple sentences in English.
The number was 65 per cent for students aged between 14 and 16 years and is 57.7 per cent for students aged from 17 to 18 years.
About 38.38 per cent of the students in the 14-18 year age group could not read and understand written instructions, the survey showed.
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