1. ANNUAL STATUS OF EDUCATION REPORT ANNUAL STATUS OF EDUCATION REPORT
ASER-PAKISTAN
ANNUAL STATUS OF EDUCATION REPORT
ASER-PAKISTAN
April 23, 2012

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. ASSESSMENT TOOLS

8. Scale of Survey Coverage : Across Pakistan
Phase I : Year I – 32 districts across Pakistan
Phase II: Year II – 85 districts across Pakistan
(84 Rural + 3 Urban /2 overlap with rural districts)
Balochistan:15 districts in compared to 5 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)

9. 15 Districts Surveyed in Balochistan

10. ASER Zhob

11. What are our children doing?
Access
What are our children doing?

12. Enrollment in Zhob
Enrollment of Zhob is the most worst in Balochistan. 58% of children are not enrolled at any Type of School

13. % OF OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN Every 2nd child in Zhob is not in school!
Enrollment
DISTRICT
% OF OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN
RANK
Sherani
24.6 10
Qilla Saifullah
26.0 11
Musa Khel
37.0 13
Barkhan
46.3 14
Zhob
57.8 15
Every 2nd child in Zhob is not in school!

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

15. LEARNING LEVEL - URDU
71% Children in class 5 cannot read story (text of class 2) . Almost every third child is 3 classes behind with respect to his competency level in Urdu

16. 87% children in Zhob cannot read class 2 Urdu text (5-16 years)
LEARNING LEVEL - URDU
87% children in Zhob cannot read class 2 Urdu text (5-16 years)
DISTRICT
% Children who can read URDU Stories
(5-16 Years)
RANK
Qilla Saifullah
24.8 3
Sherani
18.0 9
Zhob
13.3 10
Musa Khel
9.8 12
Barkhan
7.9 13

17. ENGLISH
55% Children in class 5 cannot read sentences (text of class 2) . In other words, 55 % children are behind 3 classes with respect to their competency level.

18. ENGLISH 83% children in Zhob cannot read class 2 English text
DISTRICT
% Children who can read English sentences
(5-16 Years)
RANK
Zhob
17.3 7
Qilla Saifullah
15.1 8
Sherani
11.7 11
Barkhan
11.6 12
Musa Khel
7.7 13

19. MATH
78% Children in class 5 cannot do division (3 digits by 1 digit) . In other words, 78% children are 2 classes behind with respect to their competency level in Math

20. cannot do 3 digits division % Children who can do 3 Digits Division
MATH
89% children in Zhob
cannot do 3 digits division
DISTRICT
% Children who can do 3 Digits Division
(5-16 Years)
RANK
Qilla Saifullah
20.8 5
Sherani
16.0 9
Zhob
10.7 10
Barkhan
8.7 11
Musa Khel
6.5 13

21. Private Supplementary Tuition?
58% Children from Pvt. And 16% Children from Public Schools are attending Paid Tuition

22. RANKING OF DISTT. Zhob among districts of Balochistan
Sr. No.
Indicator %
Rank 1
Out of School Children
57.8 15 2
Urdu Readings
13.3 10 3
English Readings
17.3 7 4
Arithmetic
10.7

23. What are children learning in
Zhob schools?
Zhob comes in BOTTOM FIVE in the learning levels in Urdu & Math when compared to other districts of Balochistan.
More than 85% of children do not have sufficient competencies in all these subjects

24. 18% Mothers are literate in Zhob
Mother’s Literacy An important factor that influences learning levels
18% Mothers are literate in Zhob
In other words, only 1 out of 6 Mothers is literate in Musa Khel

25. 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”

26. Discussion

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