ASER PAKISTAN

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Launch

February 24, 2014Peshawar

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

Scale of the Survey

25Districts (Rural)

46,669 Children (3-16 years)| 1,150 Schools | 763 Blocks/Villages | 15,144 Households

1District (Urban*)

*Urban: Peshawar

FINDINGS

86%

14%

Enrollment (6-16 Years) RURAL

Enrollment (6-10 Years) RURAL

89 %Enrolled

11 %Out of school

Out of school children (6-16 Years)

RURALDistrict wise map showing % children

% children (6-16 year) who are not in School

Out of school children – KP(6-16 Years) RURAL

Top 5 districts % of OOSC

1. Abottabad 2.0

2. Kohat 2.0

3. Malakand 6.3

4. Mansehra 6.5

5. Chitral 7.0

Bottom 5 districts % of OOSC

1. Kohistan 43.7

2. Tor Ghar 29.8

3. Shangla 27.2

4. Lower Dir 19.8

5. Battagram & Tank 19.4

Out of school children (6-16 Years)

RURALProvince wise map showing % childrenwho are not in school

Gender ComparisonOut of School Children (6-16 years)

RURAL

2011 2012 20130

10

20

30

40

50

6 7 69 9 9

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

Boys Girls

% C

hild

ren

The proportion of out of school children (girls), compared to last year, has remained the same.

Class Wise Enrollment

Enrollment decreases as class level increases

RURAL

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 100

10

20

30

40

15 14 13 11 12 9 8 8 6 5

Class-wise enrollment

2011 2012 2013

Class

% C

hild

ren

QUALITY

39%

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

URDU/PASHTOLEARNING LEVELS

RURAL

Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 60

20

40

60

80

100

1124

39

58

Children who can read story Urdu/Pashto

2011 2012 2013

% C

hild

ren

Deterioration can be seen over the years : 61% children from Class 5 cannot read Class 2 level story in 2013 as compared to 57% in 2012.

LEARNING LEVELS URDU/PASHTO

RURAL

LEARNING LEVELS URDU/PASHTO

RURAL

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

% children of class 5 who can read story

(Class 5)

LEARNING LEVELS URDU/SINDHI/PASHTO

RURAL

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

39%

children in class 5 can read Sentences in English

ENGLISHLEARNING LEVELS

RURAL

Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 60

20

40

60

80

100

1324

3958

Children who can read English sentences

2011 2012 2013

% C

hild

ren

ENGLISHLEARNING LEVELS

RURAL

Deterioration can be seen over the years: 61% of Class 5 children cannot read sentences in English (Class 2 level) in 2013 compared

to 53% in 2012.

LEARNING LEVELS ENGLISH

RURAL

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

% children of class 5 who can read sentences.

(Class 5)

LEARNING LEVELS ENGLISH

RURAL

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

38%

children in class 5 can do 2-digit division

ARITHMETICLEARNING LEVELS

RURAL

Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 60

20

40

60

80

100

11 2438

57

Children who can do division

2011 2012 2013%

Chi

ldre

n

Deterioration can be seen over the years: 62% of class 5 children cannot do division in 2013 as compared to 56% in

2012.

ARITHMETICLEARNING LEVELS

RURAL

LEARNING LEVELS ARITHMETIC

RURAL

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

% children of class 5 who can do division.

(Class 5)

LEARNING LEVELS ARITHMETIC

RURAL

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

Gender gap in learning continues: Boys outperform girls in literacy and numeracy skills.

BY GENDER (5-16 YEARS)LEARNING LEVELS

RURAL

Boys Girls

0

20

40

60

80

100

5040

Learning levels by gender Urdu/Pashto

Who can read at least sentences

% C

hil

dre

n

Boys Girls

0

20

40

60

80

100

5948

Learning levels by gender English

Who can read at least words

% C

hil

dre

n

Boys Girls

0

20

40

60

80

100

5341

Learning levels by gender Arithmetic

Who can at least do subtraction

% C

hil

dre

n

TYPE OF SCHOOLLEARNING LEVELS

• 35% of children in government schools (Class 5) while 51% of children in private schools can read a story in Urdu/Pashto.

• 34% of children in government schools while 56% of children in private schools (Class 5) can read sentences in English.

• 34% of children in government schools while 48% of children in private schools (Class 5) can do division. .

Children enrolled in private schools are performing better compared to

their government counterparts.

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

71

32 35

83

52 51

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

3647

34

5670

56

Learning levels by school type English

Government Private

% C

hil

dre

n

0

40

8036 36 34

54 57 48

Learning levels by school type Arithmetic

Government Private

% C

hil

dre

n

Rural

Private tuition incidence is greater in private school students.

PAID TUITION

ADDITIONAL LEARNING SUPPORT

2011 2012 20130

20406080

100

3 2 220 19 21

Children attending paid tuition

Government schools Private schools

% C

hild

ren

More than 35% 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

60

12 11 7 10

Learning levels: out-of-school children Urdu/Pashto

% C

hil

dre

n

Beginn

er

Capita

l lette

rs

Small

lette

rs

Wor

ds

Senten

ces

0

20

40

60

80

10064

8 9 11 8

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

59

10 156 10

Learning levels: out-of-school children Arithmetic

% C

hil

dre

n

School Attendance & Facilities

Teacher attendance in private primary schools is better than government primary schools

TEACHERATTENDANCE

RURAL

Primary Elementary High Other0

20

40

60

80

10085 84 86 87

95 94 94 95

Govt.School Pvt.School%

Tea

cher

s

Children attendance in private primary schools is better than government primary schools

CHILDRENATTENDANCE

RURAL

86% 88% 84% 90% 86% 90% 86% 88%

Elementary OthersHigh

Primary

Government Private

MULTI-GRADE TEACHING

Rural

38% of surveyed government schools had class 2 students sitting with other classes.

Class 2 Class 80

20

40

60

80

100

38

917

32

Government Private%

Scho

ol

GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL

BASIC FACILITIES

Basic facilities in schools are still missing: 26% government primary schools do not have drinkable water facility, 34% do not have complete

boundary walls and 43% do not have usable toilets.

RURAL

74%

66%

57%

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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