Rohtak, Jan. 29 -- Students in the age group of 6 to 14 in Haryana's government schools (rural areas) have higher learning gains than those studying in private schools in the last two years as they have improved in basic reading and arithmetic, the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) released by the Pratham Foundation said on Tuesday.

According to ASER, as many as 44% of children enrolled in class 3 in the state could at least read standard 2-level text and 51.5% can solve at least subtraction of class 2 level in 2024. The government schools have improved by 10.9% in reading against 10.8% in private and 7% in arithmetic gain against 7.4% in private schools. Haryana's arithmetic levels in class 3 are higher than the national average ...