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58% of rural teens can read basic English while 25% cant read basic text in their own language


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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/58-of-rural-teens-can-read-basic-english-survey/articleshow/62596824.cms?from=mdr

 

 In a marker of the growing appeal of English in India's countryside, more than 58% of rural teenagers were able to read sentences in the language during a survey of 30,000 children across 24 states.
The survey, for the recently released Annual School Education Report 2017 (ASER 2017), also found that an overwhelming majority (79%) of children who could read English also understood the meaning of the sentences. The ability to read English sentences was found in 53% of 14-year-olds and it increased to 60% among 18-year-olds.

The figures are significant as the survey was done among rural teens (aged 14 to 18), 25% of whom could not still read basic text fluently in their own language. The increasing proficiency in English correlates with growing aspiration among the children surveyed, 60% of whom want to study beyond Class XII. By contrast, just 35% of those who could not read Class II level text fluently wanted to continue studies beyond Class XII.

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