How do you access ASER data?

ASER is labeled “Open download” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.

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ASER

Annual Status of Education Report (ASER)

Name: Annual Status of Education Report (ASER)
Creator: ASER Centre / Pratham

ASER is used to study rural children’s foundational reading and arithmetic outside formal exams.

Open downloadLargeGood starting dataset

education learning outcomes

Host / institution

ASER Centre / Pratham · ASER Centre / Pratham

Geography

India, state, rural

Time coverage

Ongoing rural series

Update frequency

Annual or thematic rounds

What this is best for

Independent rural learning assessment counterpoint to admin data

Main limitations

Primarily rural; tool differs from NAS

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is ASER used for?: Independent rural learning assessment counterpoint to admin data
How do you access ASER data?: ASER is labeled “Open download” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.
What geography and time does ASER cover?: Geography: India, state, rural. Time coverage: Ongoing rural series.
What are the main limitations of ASER?: Primarily rural; tool differs from NAS

Guides for using this data

Official portals, user guides, codebooks, and tutorials for access and analysis.

2 links

Variables5

Live-fetched asercentre.org (2026-07-09): ASER Survey - ASER: Annual Status of Education Report. Representative fields for the page table — verify the full dictionary on the official site.

Sourced from live host documentation

Open official dictionary

Name / code	Description	Group
School enrolment	Whether child is enrolled / type of school	Schooling
Reading	Reading assessment levels	Learning
Arithmetic	Arithmetic assessment levels	Learning
School report card	School observation items (where collected)	School
Village / district	Rural sample geography	Geography

Formats

reports · tables

Technical tags

household surveyannualPDF report

Example uses

Foundational literacy and numeracy trends

Research and articles using this data

Verified examples that analyze, reuse, introduce, or visualize this dataset. Search matches without evidence are not published here.

3 verified sources

Scholarly works3

Journal articleAnalyzes data
The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER)
Rukmini Banerji, Suman Bhattacharjea, Wilima Wadhwa · Research in Comparative and International Education · 2013
Analyzes ASER data in the context of: "The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER)".
Journal articleAnalyzes data
Quality of Elementary Education in India’s Rural Areas: Results from Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2014
Sangram Panigrahi · Social Change · 2016
Analyzes ASER data in the context of: "Quality of Elementary Education in India’s Rural Areas: Results from Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2014".
Working paperAnalyzes data
Annual Status of Education Report (ASER), 2005: Executive Summary
Pratham · RePEc: Research Papers in Economics · 2006
Analyzes ASER data in the context of: "Annual Status of Education Report (ASER), 2005: Executive Summary".

Scholarly checked:: 10 Sept 2026
Web checked:: Not checked yet

Open access portal

Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.