ANNUAL STATUS OF EDUCATION REPORT ANNUAL STATUS OF EDUCATION REPORT ASER-PAKISTAN - 2011 ANNUAL STATUS OF EDUCATION REPORT ASER-PAKISTAN - 2011 May 24, 2012

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 Dadu

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

Enrollment in Dadu Enrollment of Dadu is the Second best in Sindh. Still, almost 11% of children are not enrolled at any Type of School

% OF OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN Every 6th child in Dadu is not in school! Enrollment DISTRICT % OF OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN RANK Larkana 4.7 1 Dadu 16.4 2 Khairpur 18.5 3 NowsehroFeroze 19.4 4 Sukkhar 33.0 10 Every 6th child in Dadu is not in school!

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

LEARNING LEVEL – URDU/SINDHI 54% Children in class 5 cannot read story (text of class 2) . In other words, half of the children are 3 classes behind with respect to their competency level

54% children in Dadu cannot read class 2 Urdu text LEARNING LEVEL – URDU/SINDHI 54% children in Dadu cannot read class 2 Urdu text DISTRICT % Children who can read URDU/Sindhi Stories (Class 5) RANK Khairpur 49.6 3 Dadu 46.3 4 Larkana 42.6 9 Nowshero Feroze 41.5 10 Sukkhar 18.0 16

ENGLISH 86% Children in class 5 cannot read sentences (text of class 2) . In other words, 86 % children are 3 classes behind with respect to their competency level

ENGLISH 86% children in Dadu cannot read class 2 English text DISTRICT % Children who can read English sentences (5 Class) RANK Khairpur 36.0 1 Nowshero Feroze 24.7 6 Larkana 23.5 8 Dadu 14.0 12 Sukkhar 8.0 15

MATH 86% Children in class 5 cannot do division (3 digits by 1 digit) . In other words, 86% children are 2 classes behind with respect to their competency level in math

MATH Almost 86% children in Dadu cannot do 3 digits division Khairpur DISTRICT % Children who can do 3 Digits Division (5 Class) RANK Khairpur 32.7 4 Nowshero Feroze 30.9 5 Larkana 25.9 8 Dadu 14.4 14 Sukkhar 9.0 17

LEARNING LEVELS - PUBLIC vs. PVT SCHOOLS Comparing Learning Levels of Private and Public Schools 48% of class 5 students in Public Schools can read story in Urdu/Sindhi. 13.9% of Class 5 students in Public Schools while 20.0% in Pvt. Schools can read sentences in English. Only 14.8% of Class 5 students in Public can do 3 digits division.

Private Supplementary Tuition? 5.1 % Children from Pvt. and 1.3% Children from Public Schools are attending Paid Tuition.

RANKING OF DISTT. Dadu amongst districts of Sindh Sr. No. Indicator % Rank 1 Out of School Children 16.4 2 Urdu/Sindhi Readings 46.3 4 3 English Readings 14.0 12 Math 14.4 14

What are children learning in Dadu schools? Dadu when compared to all the districts of Sindh comes in the last five in learning levels in English and Math More than 85% of children do not have sufficient competencies in all these subjects

Mother’s Literacy An important factor that influences learning levels Only 35.2% Mothers are literate in Dadu

Teacher Attendance on the day of visit Attendance in Schools % of Attendance (as per head count) Children Attendance on the day of visit Government Schools   Primary Elementary High Other Total 62 - 37 50   Teacher attendance (%) Teacher Attendance on the day of visit Government Schools Primary Elementary High Other Total 83 - 82

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”

Discussion

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