Pratham Andhra Pradesh
As per the ASER_AP report 2012, only 2.6% children between the ages of 6 to 14 are out of school. However, out of the children that are in Std. V, only 59.4% of them are able to read Std.II level text. Where Arithmetic is concerned, 19.0% of children in Std I cannot recognize numbers from 1 to 9. There is a great demand for private schools in the state with almost 36.5% of children between the ages of 6 to 14 being enrolled in private schools.