1. ASER Pakistan A citizen led initiative National Launch

2. ASER 2012 Supporters & Partners

3. 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

4. ASER Pakistan Assessment Tools Grade II ASER Assessment tools are prepared in following Categories Reading  Urdu  Sindhi  Pashto Arithmetic abilities English

5. ASER Survey Sheets

6. Section I: Scale of Survey

7. ASER Outreach over the last 3 years 2010 – 32 districts 2011 – 85 districts 2012 – 142 districts

8. ASER 2012 – SAMPLE DISTRIBUTION Children (3-16 Years)Schools National Districts Covered Villages/ Blocks House Hold FemaleMaleTotalMothersGov.Pvt.Total Rural1364,03380,209101,236143,241244,47781,4173,9341,6605,594 Urban61932,3122,9304,0376,9672,329183167350 Rural + Urban 1424,22682,521104,166147,278251,44483,7464,1171,8275,944

9. Section II: Access (Schooling)

10. Pre-School Enrollment (3-5 Years) – Rural  Enrollment of children of 3 – 5 years 37% in 2012  Enrollment highest in Urban 55% compared to Rural 37% % Children who attend different types of pre-schools Age group Govt. Non-state providers Out-of- school Total Pvt. Madras ah Others 36.02.90.30.190.7100 421.210.30.60.367.6100 545.515.40.90.437.8100 3-526.210.00.60.362.9100 Total37.162.9100 By type 70.527.01.70.7

11. Enrollment (6-16 years) – Rural  77% of 6-16 year olds in rural districts are enrolled in schools  74% enrollment in Govt. schools  23% Rural children enrolled in private/ non-state sector  23% of children are out-of-school % Children in different types of schools % Out-of- school Total Age group Gov t. Non-state providers Never enrolled Drop- out Pvt.MadrasahOthers 6-1058.718.42.00.518.81.6100 11-1358.417.02.50.416.05.7100 14-1651.615.22.00.318.512.3100 6-1657.217.42.10.4 18.1 4.7100 Total77.122.8100 By type74.122.62.70.6 1144 out of every Children is Out-of-School Never Enrolled still higher than dropout rate

12. Out-of-School children (6-16)

13. Gendered Comparison: Out-of-School Children (6-16 years)  There are more Girls out-of-school than boys

14. Class Wise Enrollment - Rural  Enrollment decreases sharply as class level increases

15. Section III: Quality

16. Learning Levels – Urdu/Sindhi/Pashto 5% Language Learning levels for class 4 have improved by 5% since 2011 Class 2 level text 49% of Class 5 students cannot read Class 2 story

17. Learning Levels (Class 5): Urdu/Sindhi/Pashto

18. Learning Levels - English 9% Language Learning levels for class 4 have improved by 9% since 2011 Class 2 level text Almost 52% of the children may complete primary without learning how to read fluently in English at grade II competencies

19. g Learning Levels (Class 5): English

20. Learning Levels - Arithmetic 7% Language Learning levels for class 4 & 5 have improved by 7% since 2011 Class 2 level Almost 56% of the children may complete class 5 without learning how to do division at grade II/III competencies

21. Learning Levels (Class 5): Arithmetic

22. Learning levels – Boys vs Girls (5-16 Years)  Girls continue to lag behind boys in learning levels Girls are behind boys by 9% in basic Arithmetic

23. Learning levels – Public vs. Private  Learning Levels are better in Private schools overall  52% children in government and 37% children in private schools in class 5 cannot read class 2 Urdu/Sindhi/Pashto story.  57% of the children in Government schools and 36% of children in private schools cannot read English sentences.

24. Additional learning support – Paid Tuition  Children in urban areas are more likely to take paid tuition Urban Rural 6% Government and 25% Private enrolled children take Paid tuition in Rural Areas

25. Learning levels – Out of School (Rural)  Even out of school children were tested 8% 8% of out-of-school children can recognize numbers from 1-10.

26. Section IV: School Attendance & Facilities

27. Attendance - Students and Teachers  1 in every 5 children in government schools was absent from school  Overall attendance is better in Private schools Children Attendance (%) on the day of visit Government schoolsPrivate schools PrimaryElementaryHighOthersOverallPrimaryElementaryHighOthersOverall Children attendance 79.184.385.579.082.485.586.286.882.586.2 Teacher attendance 87.386.288.084.487.085.988.387.786.087.6  13% and 14% teachers in private and government schools respectively were found to be absent

28. Multi-grade Classes Around 50% government school children of class 2 sit with other classes VS 28% in Private Schools 22% grade 8 students in Private schools sit with other classes vs. 17% grade 8 students in Government schools

29. Basic Facilities – Improved but not Sufficient 50% of government primary schools do not have functional toilet facilities 39% 39% primary government schools still do not have useable water 38% 38% primary government schools still do not have boundary walls

30. Section V: Other dimensions that influence teaching and learning

31. Mother tongue/ Home Language 41 different languages were used throughout Pakistan. 5 common languages were; Pashto (27%), Punjabi (19%), Sindhi (16%), Balochi (10%) Siraiki 7%) and 21% used other languages Other Lanuages included : Urdu, Brahvi, Shina. Balti, Burushaski, Chitrali, Potwari, Gujrati, Khowar, Dhatki, Kashmiri, Bolari, English, Pahari, Rakhshani, Kutchi, Kohistani, Baltistan, Khetrani, Rachnavi, Wakhi, Rangri, Torwali, Yatgha, Myuti, Ridkhan, Mewati, Koli Muhajri, Hindko, Marathi, Marwari, Darkhan, Persion,)

32. Households’ preferred medium of instruction in school Each household surveyed was also asked their preferred medium of instruction for their children in schools. Forty-six percent of all the households surveyed preferred Urdu as the medium of instruction in schools. Home language was preferred by a major proportion of 37% of all households and 17% surveyed households preferred English. The most preferred language for medium of instruction was Urdu

33. Medium of instruction in schools Children in public schools reported: Urdu 61%, Sindhi 18%, English 14%, Pashto 6% Children in private schools reported: English 68%, Urdu 26%, Sindhi 4%, Pashto 2%

34. Parental Education Urban Rural  Rural: 78% mothers vs. 53% fathers did not complete primary education.  Urban: 45% Mothers vs. 28% Fathers did not complete primary education

35. Section VI: How far have we come on RTE compliance?

36. 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.

37. 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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