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Pathway to progress: Girls making the grade in rural Sindh

Pathway to progress: Girls making the grade in rural Sindh. Theresa Castillo, MA CHES * Teachers College, Columbia University. Sindh Profile. Second largest province (~42 million, 23.7% primary school age) E conomic growth (2004-2009 ; GDP 18 %) Impact of floods (2010-2012)

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Pathway to progress: Girls making the grade in rural Sindh

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  1. Pathway to progress: Girls making the grade in rural Sindh Theresa Castillo, MA CHES * Teachers College, Columbia University

  2. Sindh Profile Second largest province (~42 million, 23.7% primary school age) Economic growth (2004-2009; GDP 18%) Impact of floods (2010-2012) Urban/Rural disparities Low performance scores on learning outcomes

  3. Gender Parity Index for Sindh Province, primary vs. secondary schools (2007-2011) Gender Parity Index (GPI) One gender indicator Measures enrollment, not attendance or learning gaps Rural/Urban Divide = Slow progress Source: UNESCO Islamabad. (2011). Policy analysis of education in Sindh.

  4. Research Questions & Expected Results

  5. Case Study Design Sample Size Methods • 22 rural districts • 12,806 households • 40,488 children • 58% boys, 42% girls • Ages 3-16 years • 706 schools (gov/priv) ASER 2012 data sets: Household mother/child, government school, & private school Sindh- Rural Area focus Cross-tabulations Chi-square tests, p<.05

  6. Education at a glance: Where are the girls? School Enrollment Out of School Types of Schools

  7. Education at a glance: Where are the girls? Nearly 2x’s more rural boys vs girls enrolled Rural boys and Urban girls have similar % Urban girls enrolled at twice the rate of rural girls Little change from 2010 to 2012 Comparison of School Enrollment, by Gender, Ages 6-16

  8. % Rural Enrollment 2012, by Type of School & Gender Education at a glance: Where are the girls? The greatest share of girls enrollment is in Madrassa and Non-formal education(NFE)/Other (n=24,324)

  9. Education at a glance: Where are the girls? % Out of School, ages 6-16 (dropouts/leftouts) • Increase since 2011: 29.5% out of school • 37.8% of boys and girls dropout in grade 5 • Of those never enrolled, 48% boys, 52% girls • Statistically significant, p<.001

  10. Rural Girls’ Enrollment, by School Type Education at a glance: Where are the girls? • More girls enrolled in govschools (90%) compared to all other schooling. • Smaller percentages : Private 8.7%, Madrassa 0.7%,Other 0.6%

  11. Are Girls Learning Literacy and Numeracy Skills? Literacy Reading letters Reading a story Numeracy Recognizing numbers 1-9 Complete simple subtraction

  12. Results: Government and private schools were statistically significant across all outcomes (p=.000) Reading letters was statistically significant (p<.05) for girls in Madrassas and girls and boys in Other Math 1-9 was statistically significant (p<.001) for both in Other % Learning Outcomes, by Gender and Type of School

  13. % Learning Outcomes for Girls, by Type of School

  14. Does Learning Environment Matter? Environment Variables Drinking Water Boundary Wall Usable Toilets -Menstrual Hygiene Management Mother’s Education Female Teachers Government & Private Schools Surveyed, by category (2012)

  15. % Availability of Resources by School Category Government Private (n=85) (n=621); * Statistically significant, p< 0.05

  16. Mother’s Education % School Enrollment, by Mother Education, by Gender

  17. UNESCO (2011) reports for Sindh province, 20o9/2010: • 1/5 teachers in rural public primary schools are women; • Women account for approximately 1/4 teachers in rural public secondary; • 30% of teachers are women in madrassas Female Teachers No disaggregated data available for teachers Source: UNESCO Islamabad. (2011). Policy analysis of education in Sindh.

  18. Study Limitations Urban sample was too small for comparison (Karachi only) Aggregate data ( i.e. teachers gender, mixed schools) Limited information on Madrassas Inability to link the household data to school data

  19. Recommendations Qualitative research to explore differences in schools in relation to girls’ enrollment (such as defining barriers, attitudinal changes, etc.) Conduct more research to better understand the role of Madrassas in girls’ education. Conduct more exploratory research on the relationship between school type and learning outcomes. Advocate for more resources in mixed government schools for toilets. boundary walls and drinking water to achieve optimal , given 90% of enrolled girls attend these schools. Disaggregate data ( i.e. urban/rural, gender, school category) needed in order to understand disparities Incorporate gender-responsive indicators and maps into future assessments (i.e. mixed schools, teacher gender)

  20. ASER Pakistan SaharSaheed Huma Zia Photo credits: ASER Pakistan & UNICEF We will continue our journey to our destination of peace and education for everyone. ~ MalalaYousafzai Acknowledgements www.aserpakistan.org

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