ASER (Annual Status of Education Report)

ASER (Annual Status of Education Report)

MH Specific

Maharashtra — Household-based survey of children's enrolment status and learning outcomes (reading, arithmetic) across rural Maharashtra districts

Build a learning outcomes tracker for Maharashtra districts that identifies schools needing urgent intervention.
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Quick Start

# Download from https://asercentre.org/
import pandas as pd
df = pd.read_csv('aser_data.csv')
mh = df[df['State'] == 'Maharashtra']
print(f'Maharashtra districts: {mh["District"].nunique()}')
print(mh.groupby('Reading_Level').size())
Modality
Tabular (PDF, Excel)
Size
District-level, annual since 2005
License
Format
CSV
Language
en
Update Frequency
static
Organization
Pratham Education Foundation

Schema

FieldTypeDescription
statestringState name
districtstringDistrict name
age_groupstringStudent age group
reading_levelstringReading ability level
math_levelstringMath ability level
yearintSurvey year

Build With This

Create a dropout risk predictor combining ASER learning outcomes with socioeconomic indicators for Maharashtra
Develop a teaching effectiveness analyzer comparing ASER scores across different school management types in Maharashtra
Build a remedial education planner that targets specific skill gaps identified in ASER assessments

AI Use Cases

Learning outcome predictioneducation quality assessmentintervention targeting
Last verified: 2026-03-07