Summary:
But 93% students of private schools in the state passed on this parameter.Not only reading text, students in Bihar could not even do simple division. As much as 30.5% of students studying in Class VIII in the government schools could not read Class II level text. According to the ASER data, only 24.1% Class 5 students of government schools could do division. In case of functional toilets, Bihar schools stood at 75.6% against the national average of 75.2%.Though 59.1% of the schools had library books available, the survey team found only 27.5% of children used library. PATNA: Despite the government’s tall claim to improve education scenario in the state, only 35.1% of the Class V students of government schools in rural Bihar can properly read Class II textbooks..