ANNUAL STATUS OF EDUCATION REPORT ANNUAL STATUS OF EDUCATION REPORT ASER-PAKISTAN - 2011 ANNUAL STATUS OF EDUCATION REPORT ASER-PAKISTAN - 2011 Date - - - - - - -

ASER PAKISTAN 2011 ASER- Annual Status of Education report is a survey of the quality of education. ASER seeks to fill a gap in educational data by looking to provide a reliable set of data at the national level, that is comprehensive and at the same time, easy to understand. ASER is a citizen led survey and it is conducted with the help of Govt., Civil Society Organizations and some other stakeholders working in education sector.

ASER PAKISTAN 2011 To get reliable estimates of the status of children’s schooling and basic learning (reading and arithmetic level) at the district level. To measure the change in these basic learning and school statistics from last year. To interpret these results and use them to affect policy decisions at various level.

FOCUS OF ASER How well our children learn? What are the competencies of our children in Urdu, English & Math? The test conducted for the said assessment are up to class II & III level designed from their textbooks.

ASSESSMENT TOOLS

Scale of Survey Coverage : Across Pakistan Phase I : Year I 2010 – 32 districts across Pakistan Phase II: Year II 2011 – 85 districts across Pakistan (84 Rural + 3 Urban /2 overlap with rural districts) Sindh: 17 districts in 2011 compared to 6 Districts in 2010 Sample: 600 households per district. Two-stage stratified sample;   30 Villages 20 Households per village 60 Schools per district 2 Schools per village (1 Govt. & 1 Private school)

17 Districts Surveyed in Sindh

ASER Sukkur

What are our children doing? Access What are our children doing?

Enrollment in Sukkur Sukkur comes at the bottom four in the ranking of districts of Sindh regarding Enrollment. Almost 27% of children are not enrolled at any Type of School.

Enrollment Larkana 15.9 1 Khairpur 18.5 3 Ghotki 28.2 7 Sukkur 33.0 10 DISTRICT % OF OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN RANK Larkana 15.9 1 Khairpur 18.5 3 Ghotki 28.2 7 Sukkur 33.0 10 Shikarpur 38.0 14 Every 3th child in Sukkur is not in school!

What are children learning in schools? Quality Education ? What are children learning in schools?

LEARNING LEVEL – URDU/SINDHI 82% Children in class 5 cannot read story (text of class 2) . In other words, 82% of the children are 3 classes behind with respect to their competency level

LEARNING LEVEL – URDU/SINDHI 82% children in Sukkur cannot read class 2 Urdu/Sindhi text (Class 5) DISTRICT % Children who can read URDU/Sindhi Stories (Class 5) RANK Gotki 50.0 2 Khairpur 49.6 3 Shikarpur 44.2 8 Larkana 42.6 9 Sukkur 18.0 16

ENGLISH 92% Children in class 5 cannot read sentences (text of class 2) . In other words, 92 % children are 3 classes behind with respect to their competency level

ENGLISH 92% children in Sukkur cannot read class 2 English text DISTRICT % Children who can read English sentences (Class 5) RANK Khairpur 36.0 1 Shikarpur 28.4 4 Larkana 23.5 8 Gotki 17.4 11 Sukkur 8.0 15

MATH 91% Children in class 5 cannot do division (3 digits by 1 digit) . In other words, 91% children are 2 classes behind with respect to their competency level in math.

MATH 91% children in Sukkur cannot do 3 digits division DISTRICT % Children who can do 3 Digits Division (Class 5) RANK Shikarpur 33.7 3 Khairpur 32.7 4 Gotki 28.6 6 Larkana 25.9 8 Sukkur 9.0 17

LEARNING LEVELS - PUBLIC vs. PVT SCHOOLS Comparing Learning Levels of Private and Public Schools 14.1% of class 5 students in Public Schools 62.5% in Pvt. Schools can read story in Urdu. 4.3% of Class 5 students in Public Schools while 50.0% in Pvt. Schools can read sentences in English. Totally 4.3% of Class 5 students in Public while 62.5% in Pvt. Schools ca do 3 digits division.

Private Supplementary Tuition? 16.7 % Children from Pvt. And 0.8% Children from Public Schools are attending Paid Tuition.

RANKING OF DISTT. Sukkur amongst districts of SINDH Sr. No. Indicator % Rank 1 Out of School Children 33.0 10 2 Urdu/Sindhi Readings 18.0 16 3 English Readings 8.0 15 4 Math 9.0 17

What are children learning in Sukkur schools? Sukkur when compared to all the districts of Sindh the learning levels are extremely poor in Urdu, English and Math. Around 80% of children do not have sufficient competencies in these subjects

Mother’s Literacy An important factor that influences learning levels Only 28% Mothers are literate in Sukkur -- out of --- Mothers in Sukkur are illiterate

Teacher Attendance on the day of visit Attendance in Schools % of Attendance (as per register) Children Attendance on the day of visit Government Schools   Primary Elementary High Other Total 67 54 76 60   Teacher attendance (%) Teacher Attendance on the day of visit Government Schools Primary Elementary High Other Total 97 89 100 95

Available Facilities in Schools

Available Facilities in Schools

Available Facilities in Schools

How far have we come on RTE compliance? Article 25 - A “The state shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of five to sixteen years in such a manner as may be determined by Law”

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