ASER PAKISTAN

1. ASER PAKISTAN • A Citizen Led Initiative Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Launch February 24, 2014 Peshawar

2. ASER PARTNERS 10,000 Volunteers – Citizens – Youth !

3. 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.

4. 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. HOUSEHOLD SURVEY SCHOOL – GOVERNMENT & PRIVATE

5. Scale of the Survey 25 Districts (Rural) 1 District(Urban*) 46,669 Children (3-16 years)| 1,150 Schools | 763 Blocks/Villages | 15,144 Households *Urban: Peshawar

6. FINDINGS

7. Enrollment (6-16 Years) RURAL 86% 14%

8. Enrollment (6-10 Years) RURAL 89 % Enrolled 11 % Out of school

9. Out of school children (6-16 Years) RURAL District wise map showing % children % children (6-16 year) who are not in School

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

11. Out of school children (6-16 Years) RURAL • Province wise map showing % children • who are not in school

12. Gender Comparison Out of School Children (6-16 years) RURAL • The proportion of out of school children (girls), compared to last year, has remained the same.

13. Class Wise Enrollment RURAL Enrollment decreases as class level increases

14. QUALITY

15. 39%children in class 5 can read Storyin Urdu/Pashto. LEARNING LEVELS URDU/PASHTO RURAL

16. LEARNING LEVELS URDU/PASHTO RURAL 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.

17. District wise map showing % children who can read story ( Class 2 level). LEARNING LEVELS URDU/PASHTO RURAL % children of class 5 who can read story

18. (Class 5) • Province wise map showing % children • who can read story (Class 2 level) LEARNING LEVELS URDU/SINDHI/PASHTO RURAL

19. 39%children in class 5 can read Sentencesin English LEARNING LEVELS ENGLISH RURAL

20. LEARNING LEVELS ENGLISH 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.

21. LEARNING LEVELS District wise map showing % children who can read sentences ( Class 2 level). ENGLISH RURAL % children of class 5 who can read sentences.

22. Province wise map showing % children • who can read sentences (Class 2 level) (Class 5) LEARNING LEVELS ENGLISH RURAL

23. 38%children in class 5 can do 2-digit division LEARNING LEVELS ARITHMETIC RURAL

24. LEARNING LEVELS ARITHMETIC RURAL Deterioration can be seen over the years: 62% of class 5 children cannot do division in 2013 as compared to 56% in 2012.

25. LEARNING LEVELS District wise map showing % children who can do division ( Class 3 level) . ARITHMETIC RURAL % children of class 5 who can do division.

26. Province wise map showing % children • who can do division (Class 3 level) LEARNING LEVELS ARITHMETIC RURAL (Class 5)

27. LEARNING LEVELS BY GENDER (5-16 YEARS) RURAL Gender gap in learning continues: Boys outperform girls in literacy and numeracy skills.

28. LEARNING LEVELS Children enrolled in private schools are performing better compared to their government counterparts. TYPE OF SCHOOL • 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. .

29. ADDITIONAL LEARNING SUPPORT PAID TUITION Rural Private tuition incidence is greater in private school students.

30. LEARNING LEVELS OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN RURAL More than 35% out of school children are at more than ‘beginner’ level

31. School Attendance & Facilities

32. ATTENDANCE TEACHER RURAL Teacher attendance in private primary schools is better than government primary schools

33. ATTENDANCE CHILDREN Private Government RURAL 86% 88% 84% 90% 86% 90% 86% 88% Others High Elementary Primary Children attendance in private primary schools is better than government primary schools

34. MULTI-GRADE TEACHING Rural 38% of surveyed government schools had class 2 students sitting with other classes.

35. BASIC FACILITIES GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL RURAL 66% 57% 74% 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.

36. Dissemination with a Difference! Mobilizing a Citizens’ Movement for Quality Education in Pakistan

37. ASER Dissemination Segmented Groups for Accountability & Action • ASER Baithaks/Jirgas/Katcheries (village/area gatherings) stakeholders: parents, communities, children, teachers . teachers, parents, children, government field officials to demand ACTION FOR IMPROVEMENT! • Teacher Unions & Associations Baithaks • District/Provincial/Federal Education & Literacy Departments • (Local, District, Provincial, National & International) • Youth Groups - mobilizing Ambassadors for Learning • Parliamentarians – politicians knocking on the doors in their constituencies • Judiciary & Judicial Academies- evidence backed judgments on 25 A • Academia/University /Research Groups - Pakistan & Abroad • Civil Society Organizations – nationwide- globally • Social Media • Media – Media – Media !

38. Supporters of ASER Pakistan

39. Thank You