Nanded district was identified as it was the closest to the state's average in the previous ASER survey and thus was used as an indicator for the whole of Maharashtra.
In mathematics, more than half the surveyed students struggled with division (3-digit by 1-digit) problems. Only 43.3 per cent of 14-18-year-olds are able to do such problems correctly.
ASER 2023: ASER is the oldest survey of its kind in the country, and well regarded for the range of insights it provides on levels of foundational learning at the elementary level.