“the state shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of age 5-16 years in such a...

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“The State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of age 5-16 years in such a manner as may be determined by law”

•Act passed by the Provincial Assembly on November 10th, 2014.•Ordinance was passed on May 13th, 2014.•No Rules Made Yet.

Punjab Free and Compulsory Education

Act 2014

• 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 PAKISTAN 2010-2015

ASER ASSESSMENT TOOLS

ASER Assessment tools are prepared in following categories:

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

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

National – Scale & Scope (Rural & Urban)

Punjab - Scale & Scope RURAL

URBANPunjab - Scale & Scope

FINDINGS

ENROLLMENT

Enrollment (3-5 Years)

55%

45%

RURAL

Proportion of enrolled children (3-5 years) has increased as compared to 2013 (53%).

Enrollment (6-10 Years)

90%

10%

RURAL

Enrollment (6-16 Years)

85%

15%

RURAL

Province/area wise comparison Enrollment (6-16 Years)

Out of School Children: (Age 6-16 years)District Comparison

RURAL

Rawalpindi has the highest enrollment rates (98%) where as Rajanpur has the lowest Enrollment rates (60%) for children 6-16 years.

Gender Gap in out-of-school children

3-5 years

6-16 years

Composition of Enrollment RURAL

Proportion of children going to government

schools has decreased (1%) as compared to

2013 (64%).

6-16 years

Proportion of children going to government

schools has decreased (2%) as compared to

2013 (60%).

Total Enrolled: 85% Total Enrolled: 90%

6-10 years

Class wise Enrollment RURAL

LEARNING

LEVELS

Learning Levels: Urdu (Class 5) RURAL

66%Can Read Story

Decreased by 3% as compared to 2013

2013

2014

63%

Learning Levels: Urdu/Sindhi/Pashto (Class 5)Provincial Comparison

RURAL

Province/area-wise map showing % children who can read story of class 2 level.

Punjab has the highest learning level (Urdu/Sindhi/Pashto) of children enrolled in class 5 (63%)

Learning Levels: Urdu (Class 5)District Comparison

RURAL

Multan: Least Performing district (32%)

Learning Levels: English (Class 5)RURAL

62%Can Read Sentence

Decreased by 5% as compared to 2013

2013

2014

57%

Learning Levels: English (Class 5)Provincial Comparison

RURAL

Province/area-wise map showing % children who can read sentences of class 2 level.

Punjab has the 3rd highest learning level (English) of children, enrolled in class 5 (57%).

Learning Levels: English (Class 5)District Comparison

RURAL

Multan: Least Performing district (26%)

Learning Levels: Arithmetic (Class 5)RURAL

Can Do 2-Digit DivisionDecreased by 5% as compared to 2013

2013

2014

51%56%

Learning Levels: Arithmetic (Class 5)Provincial Comparison

RURAL

Province/area-wise map showing % children who can do 2-digit division of class 3 level.

Punjab has the 3rd highest learning level (Arithmetic) of children, enrolled in class 5 (51%).

Learning Levels: Arithmetic (Class 5)District Comparison

RURAL

Sialkot: Least Performing district (54%)

Learning Levels by Gender (Class 5) RURAL

Learning Levels by School Type (Class 5)

RURAL

Paid Tuition& Parental education

Paid Tuition RURAL

Parents having at least primary schooling

2013

2014

Comparison of Punjab-Urban with National-Urban

National Urban Punjab Urban

Enrollment (3-5 years) 57.8 58.6

Enrollment (6-16 years) 93.8 91.8

Learning (Urdu)* 44.5 47.5

Learning (English)* 44.2 46.2

Learning (Arithmetic)* 39.6 42.9

Tuition: Govt. Schools 20.7 35.3

Tuition: Pvt. Schools 42.3 46.3

Mother's Education (At least primary) 64.2 67.2

*Class 5 children who can read Story in Urdu, Sentences in English and can do 2-digit division.

SCHOOL

FACILITIES

Attendance RURAL

* “—” represents insufficient data.

Facilities RURAL

Useable Toilets and Drinking Water (%school)

RURAL

Multi Grade Teaching2013

2014

INNOVATIONS IN

ASER 2014

What’s New in the ToolsDisability Questionnaire

In collaboration with Dr Nidhi Singal (Cambridge University), Dr Pauline Rose (Cambridge University) and Dr Monazza Aslam (Oxford University), one separate sheet comprising of 7 questions on disability/health and functioning was developed.

Disability / Health & Functioning Questionnaire has been conducted across 9 Districts in ASER 2014.

Findings of 9 Districts

Sight Hearing Mobility Self-care Speech Memory Use of aids

0

20

40

60

80

100

8 5 5 5 5 5

25

92 95 95 95 95 95

75

Incidence of disability

Difficulty No difficulty

% C

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Some rural and urban areas: Quetta Rural, Quetta Urban, Shikarpur Urban, Bajaur Agency Rural, Peshawar Urban,

Lahore Rural, Lahore Urban, Multan Rural, Multan Urban.

Findings of Punjab

Lahore and Multan (Urban and Rural)

Sight Hearing Mobility Self-care Speech Memory Use of aids0

20

40

60

80

100

9 9 9 9 10 10

31

91 91 91 91 90 90

69

Incidence of disability

Difficulty No difficulty

% C

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Political Economy of Learning: A challenge to ASER by the Political Leaders of Pakistan

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Constituency results - Narowal

Constituency results - Narowal

Constituency results - Narowal

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 Education & Literacy Departments o Youth Groups - mobilizing Ambassadors for Learning o Parliamentarians – politicians knocking on the doors in their constituencies o Academia/University /Research Groups - Pakistan & Abroad o Civil Society Organizations – nationwide- globally o Social Media o Media – Media – Media !

ASER Dissemination Segmented Groups for Accountability & Action

ASER 2014 Partners from Punjab10,000 Volunteers – Citizens – Youth !

• Beydaar Society

• Democratic Commission for Human Development (DCHD)

• Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA)

• Insan Dost Association (IDA)

• Institute for Professional Learning (IPL)

• National Commission for Human Development (NCHD)

• National Rural Support Program (NRSP)

• Reflect Global

• Research and Community Development Organization (RCDO)

• School Education Department, Punjab

ASER 2014 Development Partners

Thank You