ASER PAKISTAN

ASER PAKISTANA Citizen Led

Initiative

FATA Launch

February , 2014

ASER PARTNERS 10,000 Volunteers – Citizens – Youth !

ASER PAKISTAN 2010-2015

• Citizen led large scale national household survey (3-16 years).

• Quality of education in rural and some urban areas (5-16 years).

• Seeks to provide evidence on learning and access.

• Influence National & Provincial policy and actions for Right To Education (RTE) Article 25-A.

• Provides information for tracking MDG/EFA trends and targets up to 2015.

• Influencing goal setting for Post-2015 agenda.

ASER ASSESSMENT TOOLS

ASER Assessment tools :1. LEARNING

• Reading (Urdu/Sindhi/Pashto)• Arithmetic • English

Assessments are based on Class II level curriculum for English & Urdu/Sindhi/Pashto and Class III level for Arithmetic.

2. HOUSEHOLD SURVEY 3. SCHOOL SURVEY – GOVERNMENT & PRIVATE

Scale of the Survey

9Districts (Rural)

18,672 Children (3-16 Years) | 311 Schools | 265 Villages |5,271 Households

FINDINGS

Enrollment (6-16 Years) RURAL

79%

21%

Out of school children (6-16 Years)

RURALDistrict wise map showing % children

Rural Children in Pre School ( 3-5 Year )

39%Enrolled

3-5 year old

61%Out Of School

3-5 year old

Children in Pre School (3-5 Years)

RURALDistrict wise map showing % children

The proportion of out of school children (girls & boys) has decreased as compared to 2012.

Gender ComparisonOut of School Children (6-16 years)

RURAL

2011 2012 20130

10

20

30

40

50

11 11 8

14 1513

Out-of-school children by gender 6 to 16 years

Boys Girls%

Ch

ild

ren

Class Wise Enrollment

Enrollment decreases as class level increases

RURAL

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 100

10

20

30

40

18 17 15 13 128 6 5 4 3

Class-wise enrollment

2011 2012 2013

Class

% C

hild

ren

QUALITY

30%

children in class 5 can read Story in Urdu/Pashto.

URDU/PASHTOLEARNING LEVELS

RURAL

Learning levels remain poor: 70% of the children from Class 5 cannot read Class 2 level story as compared to 54% in 2012.

LEARNING LEVELS URDU/PASHTO

RURAL

Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 60

20406080

100

1325 30

50

Children who can read story Urdu/Pashto

2011 2012 2013

% C

hild

ren

(Class 5)

LEARNING LEVELS URDU/PASHTO

RURAL

District wise map showing % children who can read story (Class 2 level)

28%

children in class 5 can read Sentences in English

ENGLISHLEARNING LEVELS

RURAL

Deterioration over the years: 72% of Class 5 children cannot read sentence in English (Class 2 level) in 2013 compared to 50% in

2012.

ENGLISHLEARNING LEVELS

RURAL

Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 60

20

40

60

80

100

1421 28

50

Children who can read English sentences

2011 2012 2013

% C

hild

ren

(Class 5)

LEARNING LEVELS ENGLISH

RURAL

District wise map showing % children who can read sentences (Class 2 level)

37%

children in class 5 can do 2-digit division

ARITHMETICLEARNING LEVELS

RURAL

Deterioration over the year: 63% of class 5 children cannot do division in 2013.

ARITHMETICLEARNING LEVELS

RURAL

Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 60

20

40

60

80

100

1730

37

56

Children who can do division

2011 2012 2013

% C

hild

ren

(Class 5)

LEARNING LEVELS ARITHMETIC

RURAL

District wise map showing % children who can do division (Class 3 level)

Girls continue to lag behind boys in language and arithmetic competencies.

BY GENDER (5-16 YEARS)LEARNING LEVELS

RURAL

Boys Girls

0

20

40

60

80

100

4323

Learning levels by gender Urdu/Pashto

Who can read at least sentences

% C

hil

dre

n

Boys Girls

0

20

40

60

80

100

52

29

Learning levels by gender English

Who can read at least words%

Ch

ild

ren

Boys Girls

0

20

40

60

80

100

49

26

Learning levels by gender Arithmetic

Who can at least do subtraction

% C

hil

dre

n

TYPE OF SCHOOLLEARNING LEVELS

• 24% of children in government schools (Class 5) while 49% of children in private schools can read a story in Urdu/Pashto.

• 20% of children in government schools while 54% of children in private schools (Class 5) can read sentences in English.

• 32% of children in government schools while 54% of children in private schools (Class 5) can do division. .

Learning levels of children enrolled in private schools are better

Class 1: Can read at least letters

Class 3: Can read at least sentences

Class 5: Can read at least story

0

20

40

60

80

100

72

3124

92

54 49

Learning levels by school type Urdu/Pashto

Government Private

% C

hil

dre

n

Class 1: Can read at least small letters

Class 3: Can read at least words

Class 5: Can read at least sentences

0

20

40

60

80

100

3947

20

67 7054

Learning levels by school type English

Government Private

% C

hil

dre

n

Class 1: Can rec-ognize at least

numbers (10-99)

Class 3: Can at least do subtraction

Class 5: Can at least do division

0

20

40

60

80

100

44 4132

66 61 54

Learning levels by school type Arithmetic

Government Private

% C

hil

dre

n

Rural

Children in private centers are more inclined to take paid tuition

PAID TUITION

ADDITIONAL LEARNING SUPPORT

2011 2012 2013

0

20

40

60

80

100

131 1

2514

26

Children attending paid tuition

Government schools Private schools

% C

hil

dre

n

Not more than 40% out of school children are at more than ‘beginner’ level

OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDRENLEARNING LEVELS

RURAL

Beginner Letters Words Sentences Story

0

20

40

60

80

100

65

11 11 6 7

Learning levels: out-of-school children Urdu

% C

hil

dre

n

Beginner Capital letters Small letters Words Sentences

0

20

40

60

80

100

69

8 9 9 5

Learning levels: out-of-school children English

% C

hil

dre

n

Beginner Number recognition

1-9

Number recognition

10-99

Subtraction Division

0

20

40

60

80

100

60

14 12 6 8

Learning levels: out-of-school children Arithmetic

% C

hil

dre

n

School Attendance & Facilities

Teacher attendance in government primary schools is almost same as in private primary schools.

TEACHERATTENDANCE

RURAL

Primary Elementary High Others

8691 87 8485 86

92

67

% TeacherGovernment Private

Overall children attendance is better in Pvt. Schools

CHILDRENATTENDANCE

RURAL

85% 86% 88% 91% 84% 91% 89% 90%

MULTI-GRADE TEACHING

Rural

In 51% surveyed government schools , class 2 children were sitting with other classes.

Class 2 Class 80

20

40

60

80

100

51

1526 24

Government Private%

scho

ol

GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL

BASIC FACILITIES

Basic facilities in schools are still missing: 43% government primary schools do not have drinkable water facility, 39% do not have complete boundary walls and 79%

do not have usable toilets.

RURAL

57%

61%

21%

Dissemination with a Difference!Mobilizing a Citizens’ Movement for Quality Education in Pakistan

o ASER Baithaks/Jirgas/Katcheries (village/area gatherings) stakeholders: parents, communities, children, teachers . teachers, parents, children, government field officials to demand ACTION FOR IMPROVEMENT!

o Teacher Unions & Associations Baithakso District/Provincial/Federal Education & Literacy Departments

(Local, District, Provincial, National & International)o Youth Groups - mobilizing Ambassadors for Learning o Parliamentarians – politicians knocking on the doors in their

constituencies o Judiciary & Judicial Academies- evidence backed judgments on 25 Ao Academia/University /Research Groups - Pakistan & Abroad o Civil Society Organizations – nationwide- globally o Social Media o Media – Media – Media !

ASER DisseminationSegmented Groups for

Accountability & Action

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