ASER PAKISTAN

Sindh Launch11th Feb 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/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 – GOVERNMENT & PRIVATE

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

7Districts (Urban*)

23Districts (Rural)

Scale of the Survey

FINDINGS

Pre-School Enrollment (3-5 Years)

RURAL

59%

41%

Enrollment (6-16 Years) RURAL

29%

71%

Class Wise Enrollment

RURAL

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 100

10

20

30

40

26

16 1411 11

6 5 5 3 3

2011 2012 2013

Class

% C

hild

ren

Enrollment decreases as class level increases

Pre-School Enrollment (3-5 Years)

URBAN

37%

63%

Enrollment (6-16 Years) URBAN

92%

8%

Class Wise Enrollment

URBAN

Enrollment decreases as class level increases

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 100

10

20

30

40

13 13 13 11 11 10 8 96 6

2011 2012 2013

Class

% C

hild

ren

Out of school children (6-16 Years)

RURAL

• The composition of out of school children (girls & boys) has remained the same.

Gender ComparisonOut of School Children (6-16 years)

RURAL

2011 2012 20130

10

20

30

40

50

15 16 14

15 1715

Boys Girls

% C

hild

ren

QUALITY

41%

children in class 5 can read Story in Urdu/Sindhi

URDU/SindhiLEARNING LEVELS

RURAL

Learning levels remain poor: 59% of the children from Class 5 cannot read Class 2 level story in 2013, same as 2012

LEARNING LEVELS URDU/Sindhi

RURAL

Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 60

20

40

60

80

100

1527

4149

Children who can read story Urdu/Sindhi2011 2012 2013

% C

hild

ren

(Class 5)

LEARNING LEVELS URDU/SINDHI

RURAL

25%

children in class 5 can read Sentences in English

ENGLISHLEARNING LEVELS

RURAL

Learning levels English remain poor: 75% of Class 5 children cannot read sentence in English (Class 2 level), same as 2012

ENGLISHLEARNING LEVELS

RURAL

Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 60

20

40

60

80

100

918 25

39

Children who can read English sentences2011 2012 2013

% C

hild

ren

(Class 5)

LEARNING LEVELS ENGLISH

RURAL

29%

children in class 5 can do 2-digit division

ARITHMETICLEARNING LEVELS

RURAL

Arithmetic learning levels remain the same as 2012: 71% of class 5 children cannot do division

ARITHMETICLEARNING LEVELS

RURAL

Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 60

20

40

60

80

100

818

29 36

Children who can do division2011 2012 2013

% C

hild

ren

(Class 5)

LEARNING LEVELS ARITHMETIC

RURAL

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

BY GENDER (5-16 YEARS)LEARNING LEVELS

RURAL

Can at least do subtraction (Arithmetic)

Can read atleast English words

Can read at least Urdu sentences

28

31

33

20

24

25

Girls Boys

% children

TYPE OF SCHOOLLEARNING LEVELS

Learning levels of children enrolled in private schools are better

Can at least do division (Arithmetic)

Can read atleast English sentences

Can read at least Urdu story

40

23

28

61

53

43

Class 5 Learning levels

Private Government

% children

More than 70% out of school children are at ‘beginner’ level in language and arithmetic

OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDRENLEARNING LEVELS

RURAL

Beginner Letters Words Sentences Story0

20

40

60

80

100

72

127 3 6

Learning levels: out-of-school children Urdu

% C

hild

ren

0

20

40

60

80

100

80

9 4 4 4

Learning levels: out-of-school children English

% C

hild

ren

Beginner Number recognition

1-9

Number recognition

10-99

Subtraction Division0

20

40

60

80

100

70

14 93 4

Learning levels: out-of-school children Arithmetic

% C

hild

ren

Rural Urban

Children in urban centers are more inclined to take paid tuition

PAID TUITION

ADDITIONAL LEARNING SUPPORT

2011 2012 20130

20

40

60

80

100

3525 24

54 53 59

Government schoolsPrivate schools

% C

hild

ren

2011 2012 20130

20

40

60

80

100

3 3 220 24 29

Government schoolsPrivate schools

% C

hild

ren

*Learning levels are taken for children enrolled in Class 5

RURAL & URBAN COMPARISON

Mother's Education (At least Primary)

Tution: Pvt. Schools

Tution: Govt. Schools

Learning (Arithmetic)*

Learning (English)*

Learning (Urdu)*

Enrollment (6-16 years)

Enrollment (3-5 years)

62

59

24

44

53

49

92

63

14

29

2

29

25

41

71

41

Rural Urban

School Attendance & Facilities

• At all levels, teacher attendance in private schools is better• Teacher attendance trends have slightly improved as compared

to 2012.

TEACHERATTENDANCE

RURAL

Overall, children attendance is better in private schools

CHILDRENATTENDANCE

RURAL

GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL

BASIC FACILITIES

Basic facilities in schools are still missing: 32% government primary schools do not have drinkable water facility, 37% do not have complete boundary walls, and 50%

do not have usable toilets.

RURAL

68%

63%

50%

MULTI-GRADE TEACHING

Rural Urban

Incidence of multi-grade teaching is higher in rural area government schools (class 2) as compared to urban area

government schools

Class 2 Class 80

20

40

60

80

100

28 2521 19

Government Private

% S

choo

lsClass 2 Class 8

0

20

40

60

80

100

70

3144

51

Government Private

% S

choo

ls

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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