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ASER Pakistan. A citizen led initiative. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Launch February 4, 2013. ASER PAKISTAN 2010-2015. Citizen led large scale national household survey (3-16) Quality of education in rural and some urban areas (5-16) Seeks to provide evidence on learning and access gaps
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ASER Pakistan A citizen led initiative Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Launch February 4, 2013
ASER PAKISTAN 2010-2015 Citizen led large scale national household survey (3-16) Quality of education in rural and some urban areas (5-16) Seeks to provide evidence on learning and access gaps Influence National & Provincial policy and actions for RTE. Provides information for tracking trends and MDG/EFA Targets up to 2015 Influence Goal Setting for Post-2015 Agenda
ASER Survey Sheets Access Enrollment
Pre-School Enrollment (3-5 Years) – Rural Enrollment of children of 3 – 5 years 35%in KPK and 34% in FATA in 2012. 63% ofpre-schoolers go to Government schools in KP 78% of pre-primary age children in FATA are enrolled in government schools.
Children in Pre School (3-5) KPK Rural & FATA Tor Ghar, Upper Dir, Shangla and Chitral have the highest number of out-of-school children
Enrollment KPK and FATA (6-16 years) 84% of 6-16 year olds in rural districts are enrolled in schools 69% enrollment in KPK and 75% in FATA is in Govt. schools. 16% of children in KPK and 25% in FATA are out of school 1 6 out of every Children in KPK is Out-of-School (Rural)
Out-of-School children (6-16)- KPK (Rural) & FATA FR Bannu and Tor Ghar have the highest number of out-of-school children (6-16) Rural
District ranking KPK- ‘Out of school’ Children. Tor Ghar and D I Khan have the highest number of out-of-school children
Gender Comparison: Out of School Children (6-16 years) There are more Girls out of school than boys (Rural) The number of out of school children in KP and FATA is almost the same. KPK (Rural) FATA Higher percentage of girls than boys are out-of-school in urban KPK.
Class Wise Enrollment Enrollment decreases sharply as class level increases KPK Rural FATA Rural
ASER Pakistan Assessment Tools Grade II • ASER Assessment tools are prepared in following Categories • Reading • Urdu • Sindhi • Pashto • Arithmetic abilities • English
Learning Levels – Urdu/Pashto Khyber Pakhtunkhwa FATA Language Learning levels for KPK class 4 have increased by 11% since 2011 KPK Rural : 57% of Class 5 students cannot read Class 2 story FATA: 54% of Class 5 students cannot read Class 2 Story Learning Levels (Urdu/Pashto) improved overall from last year
Learning Levels - English Khyber Pakhtunkhwa FATA English Learning levels for KPK class 4 have improved by 11% since 2011 KPK: 53% of Class 5 students cannot read English sentences FATA: 50% of Class 5 students cannot read English sentences
Learning Levels - Arithmetic Khyber Pakhtunkhwa FATA Arithmetic Learning levels for KPK class 4 have improved by 15% since 2011 KPK: 56%of Class 5 students cannot do division FATA: 58%of Class 5 students cannot do division
Learning levels KPK – Boys vs. Girls (5-16 Years) Rural Girls are behind boys by 15% in Arithmetic Learning levels of boys continue to be higher than girls.
Learning levels FATA – Boys vs. Girls (5-16 Years) Rural Girls are behind boys by 20%in Urdu/Pashto Learning levels of boys continue to be higher than girls.
Learning levels KPK – Public vs. Private • 60%children in government and 48%children in private schools in class 5 cannot read class 2 Urdu/Pashto. • 66%of the children in Government schools and 44% of children in private schools cannot read English sentences. Private school students are performing better than government school students.
Learning levels FATA – Public vs. Private • 62%children in government and 36%children in private schools in class 5 cannot read class 2 Urdu/Pashto. • 65%of the children in Government schools and 41% of children in private schools cannot read English sentences. Private school students are performing better than government school students.
Additional learning support – Paid Tuition KPK FATA Children in Urban areas are more likely to take paid tuition: 2% Government and 19% Private enrolled children take tuition in KPK Rural . 1% Government and 14% Private enrolled children take tuition in FATA Paid private tuition trend is higher in private schools.
Attendance - Students and Teachers Rural: 15% children in government school and 13% in Private schools were absent from school Rural: 13% and 12% teachers in private and government schools respectively were found to be absent 17% children in government school and 9% in Private schools were absent from school 9% and 14% teachers in private and government schools respectively were found to be absent
Multi-grade Classes - Rural KPK FATA • 16% grade 8 students in private schools and 14% grade 8 students in government schools sit with other classes in KPK. • In FATA, 35% students in government schools and 22% in Private schools of grade 2 sit with other classes.
Basic Facilities – Improved but not Sufficient KPK FATA • 40% primary government schools in KPKstill do not have useable water • 33% primary government schools in FATAstill do not have toilet facilities Private schools outperform government schools in terms of basic facilities but there is improvement overall.
Section V: Other dimensions that influence teaching and learning
Mother tongue/ Home Language • ASER 2012 survey findings revealed that 14 different languages were used in the surveyed households of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. • Four languages used commonly were • Pashto (77%), • Hindko (11%) • Siraiki (3.5%) and • Chitrali (3%) • Other (5.5%) • Other Languages included : URDU, PAHARI, GUJRATI, KHOWAR, SINDHI, TORWALI, YATGHA, PUNJABI, PERSIAN, KOHISTANI, ENGLISH
Households’ preferred medium of instruction in school KPK FATA • Each household surveyed was also asked their preferred medium of instruction for their children in schools. • 39% percent of the households in KPK and 30% in FATA preferred Urdu as the medium of instruction in schools. • Home language was preferred by a major proportion of 45% households in KPK and 60% surveyed households in FATA. The most preferred language for medium of instruction was Home Language.
Medium of instruction in schools KPK FATA • Children in public schools reported: • Urdu 66%, • Pashto 30% • English 3%
Parental Education • KPK: 21% mothers vs.52% fathers have completed primary education. • FATA: Only 4% of mothers vs. 36% fathers have completed primary education KPK Rural FATA Higher proportion of parents have not completed even primary education in rural Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as compared to urban Khyber Pakhtunkhwa .
How can ASER 2012 inform the planning, drafting, resourcing and implementation of 25-A? • ASER can help assess education with respect to : • Quality • Access • Equity • Planning according to district based assessment – generating District Report Cards (DRCs) linked to the Roadmap to Reforms and/or Sector Plans of the Provincial Governments . • Holding ASER Baithaks in ASER survey villages, parents, communities with parliamentarians and political holding ALL to account for ACTION! • Use of ASER data and teams for focusing on gender & the excluded groups • Forming District RTE Vigilante Committees mobilizing coalitions, teachers, youth, media and bar associations.
Action to RTE 25 A Implementation • Milestone achievement: “The Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2012” - challenge is tracking implementation • ASER data to help in drafting of RTE Acts & using ASER data for continued advocacy on Right to Education (RTE) 25 A • Each province has district by district data for addressing gaps in access, quality, equity/gender and financing • Continued Dialogues with Parliamentarians and Politicians in 2013 for elections, manifestoes and actionable steps that can be tracked • Linking the ASER information to national data and GMR /UN Human Development Reports /others in the run up to 2015 & post 2015 debates
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