Haryana RURAL 2024

ANALYSIS BASED ON DATA FROM HOUSEHOLDS. 21 OUT OF 21 DISTRICTS

Data is not presented where sample size is insufficient.

School enrollment
Table 1: % Children enrolled in different types of schools. Chart 1: Trends over time
By age group and sex. % Children not enrolled in school. By age group and sex.
2024 2006-2024
Not in
Age group and sex Govt Pvt Other Total 40
school
Age 6-14: All 46.0 52.3 0.5 1.3 100 35
Age 7-16: All 46.7 51.4 0.5 1.5 100
30
Age 7-10: All 44.1 54.6 0.4 0.9 100
25

% Children
Age 7-10: Boys 39.2 59.7 0.5 0.6 100
Age 7-10: Girls 49.3 49.2 0.4 1.1 100 20
Age 11-14: All 48.8 49.3 0.5 1.4 100 15
Age 11-14: Boys 42.3 56.3 0.4 1.0 100
10
Age 11-14: Girls 55.1 42.4 0.6 1.9 100
Age 15-16: All 48.8 47.4 0.3 3.5 100 5
Age 15-16: Boys 43.7 53.3 0.2 2.8 100 0
2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2022 2024
Age 15-16: Girls 53.8 41.7 0.5 4.1 100
'Other' includes children going to Madarsa or EGS. 11-14 Boys 11-14 Girls 15-16 Boys 15-16 Girls
'Not in school' includes children who never enrolled or have dropped out.

Chart 2: Trends over time

% Children enrolled in govt schools in Std I-V and Std VI-VIII.
By sex. 2018, 2022, 2024

100
90
80
70
59.5 57.5
% Children

60 54.4 55.2
51.2
48.1 47.8
50 45.9
41.5
44.1
38.8
40 35.7

30
20
10
0
Boys Girls Boys Girls

Std I-V Std VI-VIII

2018 2022 2024

Young children in pre-school and school

Table 2: % Children enrolled in different types of pre- Table 3: % Children enrolled in different types of pre-
schools and schools. By age. 2022 schools and schools. By age. 2024

Pre-school School Not in Pre-school School Not in

pre- pre-
Age Govt Pvt school Total Age Govt Pvt school Total
Anganwadi pre- LKG/ Govt Pvt Other or Anganwadi pre- LKG/ Govt Pvt Other or
primary UKG school primary UKG school
Age 3 58.1 1.6 25.7 1.4 0.9 0.0 12.3 100 Age 3 50.2 2.8 30.5 0.8 1.4 0.0 14.4 100
Age 4 31.6 3.7 47.9 5.2 5.0 0.0 6.6 100 Age 4 26.0 4.9 51.9 3.1 4.3 0.1 9.8 100
Age 5 8.5 3.6 43.7 24.1 16.9 0.0 3.3 100 Age 5 8.7 6.2 52.7 14.2 13.7 0.2 4.3 100
Age 6 1.7 1.7 19.5 38.1 37.5 0.0 1.6 100 Age 6 1.9 3.7 25.2 28.5 38.4 0.6 1.9 100
Age 7 0.4 0.5 3.3 46.0 48.4 0.1 1.4 100 Age 7 0.3 0.7 6.2 37.9 53.3 0.5 1.2 100
Age 8 0.0 0.1 0.8 50.0 48.4 0.1 0.5 100 Age 8 0.1 0.1 1.8 42.7 53.4 0.5 1.4 100

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Data is not presented where sample size is insufficient.

Reading
ASER learning assessments are conducted in the household. Children in the age group of 5-16 are assessed. Assessments are conducted
in 19 languages across the country. The type of school in which children are enrolled (government or private) is also recorded.

Table 4: % Children by grade and reading level. All Reading tool

children. 2024

Std Not even Letter Word Std I Std II Total

letter level text level text
I 17.5 30.3 25.5 14.8 11.9 100
II 7.8 16.6 23.2 27.3 25.2 100
III 5.9 11.4 15.4 23.3 44.0 100
IV 2.2 7.0 10.6 24.6 55.7 100
V 2.2 5.4 7.8 21.1 63.5 100
VI 1.5 3.9 6.4 17.5 70.8 100
VII 1.7 3.6 3.2 15.8 75.8 100
VIII 0.7 2.6 2.5 11.5 82.7 100
The reading tool is a progressive tool. Each row shows the variation in children’s
reading levels within a given grade. For example, among children in Std III,
5.9% cannot even read letters, 11.4% can read letters but not words or higher,
15.4% can read words but not Std I level text or higher, 23.3% can read Std I
level text but not Std II level text, and 44% can read Std II level text. For each
grade, the total of these exclusive categories is 100%.

Table 5: Trends over time Table 6: Trends over time

Reading in Std III. By school type. Reading in Std V and Std VIII. By school type.
2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024
% Children in Std III who % Children in Std V who can % Children in Std VIII who
The highest level in the
can read Std II level text read Std II level text can read Std II level text
Year ASER reading assessment is
Govt & Year
Govt Pvt a Std II level text. Table 5 Govt & Govt &
Pvt* shows the proportion of Govt Pvt Govt Pvt
Pvt* Pvt*
2014 21.7 61.5 45.4 children in Std III who can
read a Std II level text. This 2014 53.9 81.3 68.2 78.4 93.5 85.2
2016 25.1 61.0 46.2 figure is a proxy for “grade
2016 54.6 79.1 68.3 76.4 91.6 83.8
2018 33.5 56.1 46.4 level” reading for Std III.
Data for children enrolled in 2018 58.1 78.3 69.3 73.4 88.7 81.3
2022 21.2 43.0 31.5 government schools and
private schools is shown
2022 46.8 71.8 57.7 72.5 89.9 80.3
2024 32.1 53.8 44.1
separately. 2024 53.9 72.9 63.5 76.6 90.0 83.0
*This is the weighted average for children in
government and private schools only. *This is the weighted average for children in government and private schools only.

Chart 3: Trends over time

% Children who can read Std II level text. By grade and sex.
2022 and 2024

100
90 83.7
81.7 81.1
79.6
80
70 62.1
64.9
59.5
% Children

60 56.1

50 45.6
42.2
40
31.6 31.4
30
20
10
0
Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls

Std III Std V Std VIII

2022 2024

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Data is not presented where sample size is insufficient.

Arithmetic
ASER learning assessments are conducted in the household. Children in the age group of 5-16 are assessed. Assessments are conducted
in 19 languages across the country. The type of school in which children are enrolled (government or private) is also recorded.

Table 7: % Children by grade and arithmetic level. All Arithmetic tool

children. 2024
Not even Recognise numbers
Std Subtract Divide Total
1-9 1-9 11-99
I 15.5 27.7 44.4 9.9 2.5 100
II 5.8 20.9 40.3 26.6 6.4 100
III 4.8 15.0 28.7 29.3 22.2 100
IV 2.0 9.0 28.1 29.7 31.1 100
V 1.5 6.6 22.3 26.4 43.2 100
VI 0.9 5.9 21.4 26.3 45.5 100
VII 1.3 4.1 18.6 24.3 51.7 100
VIII 0.5 2.7 17.8 22.6 56.5 100
The arithmetic tool is a progressive tool. Each row shows the variation in
children’s arithmetic levels within a given grade. For example, among children in
Std III, 4.8% cannot even recognise numbers from 1 to 9, 15% can recognise
numbers up to 9 but cannot recognise numbers up to 99 or higher, 28.7% can
recognise numbers up to 99 but cannot do subtraction, 29.3% can do subtraction
but cannot do division, and 22.2% can do division. For each grade, the total of
these exclusive categories is 100%.

Table 8: Trends over time Table 9: Trends over time

Arithmetic in Std III. By school type. Arithmetic in Std V and Std VIII. By school type.
2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024
% Children in Std III who can % Children in Std V who can % Children in Std VIII who
do at least subtraction In most states, children are
Year expected to do 2-digit by 2- do division can do division
Govt & Year
Govt Pvt digit subtraction with
Govt & Govt &
Pvt* borrowing by Std II. Table 8 Govt Pvt Govt Pvt
shows the proportion of
Pvt* Pvt*
2014 24.0 74.7 54.1
children in Std III who can 2014 30.8 71.0 51.9 50.7 86.1 66.7
2016 27.7 73.7 54.8 do subtraction. This figure
is a proxy for “grade level” 2016 30.1 63.8 48.9 53.4 78.0 65.3
2018 31.6 70.7 53.9 arithmetic for Std III. Data
for children enrolled in 2018 34.4 64.5 51.0 49.1 76.8 63.3
2022 26.1 59.0 41.8
government schools and
private schools is shown
2022 27.6 60.0 41.8 49.5 78.6 62.6
2024 33.1 66.4 51.5
separately. 2024 29.4 56.9 43.3 43.1 70.9 56.5
*This is the weighted average for children in
government and private schools only. *This is the weighted average for children in government and private schools only.

Chart 4: Trends over time

% Children who can do division. By grade and sex.
2022 and 2024

100
90
80
70 64.6
60.2
% Children

58.0
60 55.0

50 44.6
41.2 42.1 41.7
40
30
20
10
0
Boys Girls Boys Girls

Std V Std VIII

2022 2024

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Digital literacy: For children aged 14-16

The digital literacy section in ASER 2024 consists of two parts: a set of self-reported questions as well as a one-on-one assessment.

Access, ownership, and use of smartphones (Self-reported)

Table 10: Smartphone availability and use. By age. 2024 Table 11: Smartphone availability and use. By sex. 2024
% Children who: % Children who:
Of those who Of those who
Could bring can use a Could bring can use a
Have a a smartphone, Sex Have a a smartphone,
Age Can use a % who have Can use a % who have
smartphone smartphone smartphone smartphone
smartphone their own smartphone their own
at home to do digital at home to do digital
tasks* smartphone tasks* smartphone

14 92.3 71.4 87.7 35.7 Boys 92.8 75.4 90.5 42.0

15 93.1 73.2 88.5 40.0
Girls 92.1 71.2 86.1 35.5
16 91.7 76.0 88.8 41.6
All 92.4 73.2 88.2 38.7 All 92.4 73.2 88.2 38.7

Table 12: Of those who know how to use a smartphone, Table 13: Of those who know how to use a smartphone,
% children who used a smartphone in the reference % children who used a smartphone in the reference
week** for any educational activity or social media week** for any educational activity or social media
activity, and know how to use safety features. By age. 2024 activity, and know how to use safety features. By sex. 2024
% Children % Children
who did % Children who did % Children
Of those who used social Of those who used social
any who used any who used
media, % children who can: media, % children who can:
education- any social education- any social
Age related media in Sex related media in
activity in the Block/ Make a activity in the Block/ Make a
the Change the Change
reference report a profile reference report a profile
reference password reference password
week profile private week profile private
week week
14 64.9 74.2 63.8 61.1 63.7 Boys 64.1 78.0 73.2 72.9 75.7
15 65.0 78.8 67.1 66.1 67.1
Girls 68.1 77.0 63.3 60.5 61.2
16 69.9 80.8 76.2 75.2 76.9
All 66.1 77.5 68.2 66.6 68.3
All 66.1 77.5 68.2 66.6 68.3

Digital tasks (Administered one-on-one to surveyed children)

ALARM BROWSING FOR INFORMATION FINDING AND SHARING A YOUTUBE VIDEO

PMGDISHA Module 1

Question a: Find the “PMGDISHA Module 1” video on

YouTube.

Question: Search on the phone and tell me the name of Question b: If could find video, then send/share it with a
Question: Set an alarm for 8:30 in the morning.
the first woman President of India. friend/family member using WhatsApp or Telegram.

Table 14: % Children who could do digital tasks on a smartphone. By age and sex. 2024

% Children who could Of those who could bring a smartphone, % who could do the following tasks:
bring a smartphone to
Age Browsing for Of those who found
do digital tasks* Setting an alarm Finding YouTube video
information video, % able to share it
Boys Girls All Boys Girls All Boys Girls All Boys Girls All Boys Girls All
14 74.4 68.6 71.4 89.4 82.8 86.1 89.0 87.0 88.0 94.0 88.4 91.3 96.2 94.0 95.1
15 74.0 72.4 73.2 92.3 87.9 90.1 92.4 89.7 91.1 96.6 94.2 95.4 96.5 95.6 96.1
16 79.2 73.5 76.0 92.7 90.8 91.7 93.8 93.7 93.7 97.8 95.5 96.6 98.9 98.2 98.5
All 75.4 71.2 73.2 91.3 86.8 89.0 91.4 89.7 90.6 95.9 92.4 94.1 96.9 95.8 96.4
*Children were asked to bring a smartphone with good connectivity during the survey to do the digital tasks.
**Reference week implies the 7 days prior to the survey.

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School observations
In each sampled village, the largest government school with primary sections is visited on the day of the survey. Information about
schools in this report is based on these visits.

Table 15: Trends over time Table 17: Trends over time
Number of schools visited. 2010, 2018, 2022, 2024 % Schools with total enrollment of 60 or less.
2010, 2018, 2022, 2024
2010 2018 2022 2024
302 392 325 288 2010 2018 2022 2024
Primary*
Primary 10.3 25.3 21.6 37.8
Upper primary or higher* 226 221 175 243
Upper primary or higher 1.4 4.1 1.2 8.0
Total schools visited 528 613 500 531
Table 18: Multigrade classes. 2024
Table 16: Trends over time
Student and teacher attendance on the day of visit. Std I children Std II children
2010, 2018, 2022, 2024 % Schools observed sitting with observed sitting with
any other Std any other Std
Primary 2010 2018 2022 2024 Primary 66.9 61.8
Upper primary or higher 61.3 57.2
% Enrolled children
present (Average) 82.9 77.7 78.3 78.4
Table 19: Observation of Teaching Learning Material (TLM)
% Teachers present in classrooms. 2024
(Average) 89.8 87.0 86.5 84.6
Of those schools with
Upper primary or higher 2010 2018 2022 2024 TLM observed in TLM, work done by
% Schools classroom (apart students displayed in
% Enrolled children from textbooks)
81.7 77.6 79.0 78.3 classroom
present (Average)
Std I Std II Std I Std II
% Teachers present Primary 92.5 91.4 78.3 82.9
(Average) 87.8 88.5 88.8 85.3
Upper primary or higher 92.1 91.7 73.7 75.3

School facilities
Table 20: Trends over time
% Schools with selected facilities. 2010, 2018, 2022, 2024
% Schools with 2010 2018 2022 2024
Mid-day Mid-day meal served in school on day of visit 93.7 85.3 87.5 95.5
meal Kitchen/shed for cooking mid-day meal 51.0 88.2 90.6 91.3
No facility for drinking water 17.7 11.6 9.1 14.0
Drinking Facility but no drinking water available 7.7 6.4 6.3 5.5
water Drinking water available 74.6 82.0 84.7 80.5
Total 100 100 100 100
No toilet facility 2.0 0.7 0.6 0.6
Facility but toilet not useable 30.1 8.5 28.0 20.8
Toilet
Toilet useable 67.9 90.8 71.4 78.7
Total 100 100 100 100
No separate provision for girls' toilet 10.0 4.8 4.0 3.1
Separate provision but locked 13.4 2.3 14.3 1.9
Girls’
toilet Separate provision, unlocked but not useable 23.9 8.5 13.3 20.4
Separate provision, unlocked and useable 52.8 84.4 68.5 74.6
Total 100 100 100 100
No library 35.4 16.0 17.3 13.6
Library but no books being used by children on day of visit 33.0 44.8 33.2 27.2
Library
Library books being used by children on day of visit 31.6 39.1 49.5 59.2
Total 100 100 100 100
Electricity connection 95.7 98.8 98.5
Electricity Of schools with electricity connection, % schools with
70.8 86.3 92.3
electricity available on day of visit
No computer available for children to use 82.6 81.7 74.8 71.5
Computer available but not being used by children on day of visit 10.5 13.3 14.1 15.8
Computer
Computer being used by children on day of visit 6.9 5.1 11.1 12.7
Total 100 100 100 100
*Primary schools offer Std I-IV/V; upper primary schools offer Std I-VI/VII/VIII.

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Other school indicators

In each sampled village, the largest government school with primary sections is visited on the day of the survey. Information about
schools in this report is based on these visits.

Table 21: Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) activities. 2024

At least one
Received a Received
teacher received training on
directive from Teaching School
FLN Received funds
govt to Learning readiness
% Schools for TLM for
implement FLN Material (TLM) program held
FLN activities**
activities with for FLN for Std l
Offline Online
Std I-II / III activities**

Primary* 94.4 91.6 87.7 89.5 51.4 85.4

Current academic
year (2024-2025)
Upper primary or higher* 93.4 89.2 89.6 86.8 58.2 83.8

Primary 93.6 90.8 87.8 84.7 51.6 84.8

Previous academic
year (2023-2024)
Upper primary or higher 93.3 91.1 89.0 82.6 56.9 84.2

Table 22: Trends over time Table 23: Trends over time
Distribution of language and math textbooks. 2022 and 2024 Distribution of uniforms. 2022 and 2024
Textbooks distributed Uniforms distributed
If not
distributed
No No in all grades,
% Schools % Schools
All Some grades/ All Some grades/ then %
don’t Total grades grades don’t Total
grades grades schools where
know know funds given

2022 92.6 5.6 1.9 100 2022 34.3 12.0 53.8 100 64.5
Primary Primary
2024 97.2 2.8 0.0 100 2024 30.9 15.6 53.5 100 70.6

2022 89.1 6.9 4.0 100 2022 46.1 19.2 34.7 100 67.4
Upper primary Upper primary
or higher or higher
2024 92.1 7.9 0.0 100 2024 37.6 17.5 45.0 100 83.3

Table 24: Trends over time

Physical education. 2018, 2022, 2024
Upper primary or
Primary
% Schools with higher
2018 2022 2024 2018 2022 2024
Weekly time allotted for physical
62.7 74.1 73.7 92.2
education for every class

Separate teacher 9.7 8.1 7.5 63.4 52.4 64.2

Physical Any other teacher 65.1 48.9 65.2 25.5 30.1 25.0
education
teacher No teacher 25.2 43.0 27.2 11.1 17.5 10.8

Total 100 100 100 100 100 100

Playground in the school 81.2 82.6 80.5 87.7 86.8 88.3

Sports equipment available 59.3 81.5 79.1 64.7 84.8 85.9

*Primary schools offer Std I-IV/V; upper primary schools offer Std I-VI/VII/VIII.
**Schools could have received TLM, funds to purchase TLM, or both.

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