The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) is a large-scale, annual, citizen-led household survey.
It is designed to assess the foundational reading and arithmetic skills of children in rural India.
This influential report, which provides critical insights into the learning levels in the country, is published by the Pratham Foundation.
Pratham is a non-governmental organization (NGO) working to provide quality education to underprivileged children in India.
The ASER report is one of its most well-known initiatives.