Nearly half of Pakistan's 5th graders can't read English

About 45 per cent of children studying in the fifth standard in Pakistan's rural areas cannot read English meant for students of Class II, a report has revealed. The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) was launched by Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood and Planning Ministry's Deputy Chairman Mohammad Jehanzeb Khan at a ceremony here on Monday, reports Dawn news.

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