印度近一半的学生缺乏阅读、数学和科学的基本技能, Nearly half of India's students lack basic skills in reading, math, and science, highlighting urgent education reforms.

最近在印度进行的一项调查显示,印度近一半的学生缺乏阅读、数学和理解周围环境的基本技能。 A recent survey in India shows that nearly half of its students lack basic skills in reading, math, and understanding their surroundings. 三年级学生苦苦学习简单的数学,而九年级学生则难以区分生活和非生活物质。 Class III students struggle with simple math, while Class IX students have trouble distinguishing between living and non-living things. 在农村和小型私立学校中,差距较大。 The gaps are larger in rural and small private schools. 由于人工智能和就业需要强大基础, 政府需要把教育改革作为优先事项, With AI and jobs requiring strong basics, the government needs to make education reforms a priority, as important as infrastructure and defense, to avoid turning the country's population advantage into a disadvantage and to meet economic goals.