Sub-problem

More than half of all states remain below their own 2018 reading levels despite the national recovery

• Rural
• State

The national Class 3 reading figure exceeded its 2018 level in 2024, but in more than half of all states Class 3 reading remained below where that state stood in 2018. A national average that has recovered can conceal states that have not. Evidence confidence: High for the finding; the state-by-state table should be read directly from the ASER report before any individual state is named publicly.