Only 57% teens use smartphones for study: ASER

NEW DELHI: More than 82% of children aged 14-16 in India know how to use smartphones, but only 57% of them use them educational purposes whereas for 76% use the device for accessing social media, according to the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2024 released on Tuesday.

This time, the surveyors reached out to 6,49,491 children in 17,997 villages. The Pratham Education Foundation, which facilitated the survey, said, “This was the first time ASER included a section on digital literacy focusing on children in the 14-16 age group.”