ASER PAKISTAN

Khairpur Launch27th March 2014

A Citizen Led Initiative

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)• Arithmetic • English

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

2. HOUSEHOLD SURVEY 3. SCHOOL – GOVERNMENT & PRIVATE

49,449 Children | 986 Schools | 819 Villages | 16,275 Households*Urban: Karachi (East, West, Central, South and Malir), Hyderabad, Sukkur

7Districts (Urban*)

22Districts (Rural)

Scale of the Survey

FINDINGS

Pre-School Enrollment (3-5 Years)

RURAL

Enrollment (6-16 Years) RURAL

Class Wise Enrollment

RURAL

Enrollment decreases as class level increases

Out of school children (6-16 Years)

District wise Map RURAL

• The composition of out of school children shows that girls lag behind in learning levels as compared to boys.

Gender ComparisonOut of School Children (6-16 years)

RURAL

QUALITY

42%

children in class 5 can read Story in Urdu/Sindhi

URDU/SindhiLEARNING LEVELS

RURAL

Learning levels remain poor: 58% of the children from Class 5 cannot read Class 2 level story in 2013, same as 2012

LEARNING LEVELS URDU/Sindhi

RURAL

(Class 5)

LEARNING LEVELS URDU/SINDHI

RURAL

District wise Map

42%

children in class 5 can read Sentences in English

ENGLISHLEARNING LEVELS

RURAL

Learning levels English remain poor: 58% of Class 5 children cannot read sentence in English (Class 2 level )

ENGLISHLEARNING LEVELS

RURAL

(Class 5)

LEARNING LEVELS ENGLISH

RURAL

District wise Map

46%

children in class 5 can do 2-digit division

ARITHMETICLEARNING LEVELS

RURAL

Arithmetic learning levels remain poor : 54% of class 5 children cannot do division

ARITHMETICLEARNING LEVELS

RURAL

(Class 5)

LEARNING LEVELS ARITHMETIC

RURAL

District wise Map

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

BY GENDER (5-16 YEARS)LEARNING LEVELS

RURAL

TYPE OF SCHOOLLEARNING LEVELS

Learning levels of children enrolled in private schools are better

Rural

More than 30% out of school children are at ‘beginner’ level in language and arithmetic

OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDRENLEARNING LEVELS

RURAL

Rural

Children in Private Schools are more inclined to take paid tuition

PAID TUITION

ADDITIONAL LEARNING SUPPORT

School Attendance & Facilities

Overall, children attendance is better in private schools

CHILDRENATTENDANCE

RURAL

66% 80% 87% 63%49% 81% 53%

Primary Elementary Higher Secondary Others

GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL

BASIC FACILITIES

Basic facilities in schools are still missing: 13% government primary schools do not have drinkable water facility, 34% do not have complete boundary walls, and 42%

do not have usable toilets.

RURAL

87%

66%

58%

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

o ASER Baithaks/Jirgas/Katcheries (village/area gatherings) of stakeholders i.e. parents, communities, 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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