1. ASER PAKISTAN Balochistan Launch 18 th Feb 2014 A Citizen Led Initiative

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. 2.HOUSEHOLD SURVEY 3.SCHOOL SURVEY – GOVERNMENT & PRIVATE

5. Scale of the Survey 53,412 Children (3-16 years) | 783 Schools | 839 Villages | 16,592 Households 28 Districts (Rural) 1 District (Urban*) * Quetta

6. FINDINGS

7. Enrollment (6-16 Years) RURAL 34% 66%

8. Out of school children (6-16 Years) RURAL District wise map showing % children % Children (6-16 years) who are not in school Not surveyed/Incomplete Data

9. The proportion of out of school children (girls & boys) has remained the same this year Gender Comparison Out of School Children (6-16 years) RURAL

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

11. QUALITY

12. 49 % children in class 5 can read Story in Urdu. URDU LEARNING LEVELS RURAL

13. Learning levels remain poor: 51% of the children from Class 5 cannot read Class 2 level story in 2013 as compare to 64% in 2012. LEARNING LEVELS URDU RURAL

14. (Class 5) LEARNING LEVELS URDU RURAL % Children in class 5 who can read story District wise map showing % children who can read story (Class 2 level) Not surveyed/Incomplete Data

15. 29 % children in class 5 can read Sentences in English ENGLISH LEARNING LEVELS RURAL

16. Learning levels English remain poor: 71% of Class 5 children cannot read sentence in English (Class 2 level) in 2013 as compared to 68% in 2012. ENGLISH LEARNING LEVELS RURAL

17. (Class 5) LEARNING LEVELS ENGLISH RURAL District wise map showing % children who can read sentences (Class 2 level) % Children in class 5 who can read sentences Not surveyed/Incomplete Data

18. 39 % children in class 5 can do 2-digit division ARITHMETIC LEARNING LEVELS RURAL

19. Arithmetic learning levels remain poor: 61% of class 5 children cannot do division in 2013 as compared to 66% in 2012. ARITHMETIC LEARNING LEVELS RURAL

20. (Class 5) LEARNING LEVELS ARITHMETIC RURAL District wise map showing % children who can do division (Class 3 level) % Children in class 5 who can do division Not surveyed/Incomplete Data

21. Girls continue to lag behind boys in language and arithmetic competencies. BY GENDER (5-16 YEARS) LEARNING LEVELS RURAL

22. TYPE OF SCHOOL LEARNING LEVELS 48% of children in government schools (Class 5) while 62% of children in private schools can read a story in Urdu. 28% of children in government schools while 48% of children in private schools (Class 5) can read sentences in English. 39% of children in government schools while 40% of children in private schools (Class 5) can do division.. Learning levels of children enrolled in private schools are better

23. PAID TUITION ADDITIONAL LEARNING SUPPORT Children in private school are more inclined to take paid tuition

24. PAID TUITION ADDITIONAL LEARNING SUPPORT RURAL % Children (5-16 years) attending paid tuition Province / Territory wise map showing % children

25. 25% out of school children are at more than ‘beginner’ level OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN LEARNING LEVELS RURAL

26. School Attendance & Facilities

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

28. CHILDREN ATTENDANCE RURAL Children attendance in private primary schools is better than government primary schools

29. MULTI-GRADE TEACHING Multi-grade teaching in class 2 is higher than 50% in government schools.

30. GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL BASIC FACILITIES Basic facilities in schools are still missing: 71% government primary schools do not have drinkable water facility, 75% do not have complete boundary walls and 83% do not have usable toilets. RURAL 29% 25% 17%

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

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

33. Supporters of ASER Pakistan

34. Thank You