1. ANNUAL STATUS OF EDUCATION REPORT (ASER) 2012

2. ASER PAKISTAN 2010-2015  Citizen led large scale national household survey (3-16).  Measure quality of education in rural and some urban areas (5-16 years).  Seeks to provide evidence on learning and access gaps. Objectives are:  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.

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

4. Coverage: Across Pakistan ASER 2012: 136 districts across Pakistan (136 Rural + 6 Urban /5 overlap with rural districts) Punjab : 36 district in 2012 compared to 28 districts in 2011 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) Scale

5. Access: Enrollment, Type of School etc. Quality of Learning: Tested Subjects: Urdu, English and Math School Facilities:  Attendance teachers and children  Availability of drinking water  Availability of functional toilets, play ground and boundary walls Scope

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

8. 36 Districts Surveyed in Punjab

9. ASER Nankana Sahib & Sheikhupura

10. Access What are our children doing?

11. % Children in different types of schools % Out-of- school Total Age group Govt. Non-state providers Never enrolled Drop- out Pvt.MadrasahOthers 6-1052.934.70.56.73.31.8100 11-1356.522.41.86.82.410.3100 14-1648.121.50.40.08.521.5100 6-16 52.929.10.85.44.17.8100 Total 88.211.8 100 By type 60.033.00.96.1 Every 9 th child is out of school in Nankana Sahib & sheikhupura district Nankana Sahib Sheikhupura % Children in different types of schools % Out-of- school Total Age group Govt. Non-state providers Never enrolled Drop- out Pvt.MadrasahOthers 6-1045.047.60.80.54.81.4100 11-1358.232.11.10.03.84.9100 14-1650.518.70.30.07.922.7100 6-16 49.936.30.70.25.37.5100 Total 87.112.8 100 By type 57.241.70.80.3 Enrollment

12. Nankana Sahib Sheikhupura

13. Enrollment in Different Schools Nankana Sahib Sheikhupura

14. Every 9 th child in Nankana Sahib and Sheikhupura is not in school! DISTRICT % OF OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN RANK Nankana Sahib11.912 Sheikhupura12.813 Lahore14.516 Kasur16.021 Enrollment (Ranking)

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

16. 29% Children in class 5 cannot read story (text of class 2). In other words, 29% children are behind 3 classes with respect to their competency level in both of Districts. LEARNING LEVEL - URDU Nankana Sahib Sheikhupura

17. DISTRICT % Children who can read URDU Stories in Class 5 RANK Nankana Sahib71.514 Sheikhupura71.015 Lahore66.023 Kasur59.030 Nankana Sahib is at 14 th and Sheikhupura is at 15 th position in district ranking (URDU)! LEARNING LEVEL – URDU (Ranking)

18. 35% in Nankana Sahib and 31% in Sheikhupura Children in class 5 cannot read sentences (text of class 2). In other words, 35% in Nankana Sahib and 31% in Sheikhupura children are behind 3 classes with respect to their competency level. Nankana Sahib Sheikhupura LEARNING LEVEL - English

19. DISTRICT % Children who can read English sentences In Class 5 RANK Sheikhupura68.512 Nankana Sahib64.818 Lahore61.421 Kasur55.426 Nankana Sahib is at 18 th and Sheikhupura is at 12 th position in district ranking (English)! ENGLISH (Ranking)

20. 39% Nankana Sahib and 43% in Sheikhupura Children in class 5 cannot do division (3 digits by 1 digit). In other words, 39% in Nankana Sahib and 43% in Sheikhupura children are behind 2 classes with respect to their competency level in math Nankana Sahib Sheikhupura LEARNING LEVEL - Math

21. DISTRICT % Children who can do 3 Digits Division in Class 5 RANK Nankana Sahib61.213 Sheikhupura56.916 Kasur45.130 Lahore40.033 Nankana Sahib is at 13 th and Sheikhupura is at 16 th position in district ranking (MATH)! MATH (Ranking)

22. Sr. No. Indicator%Rank 1 Out of School Children 11.912 2 Urdu Readings 71.514 3 English Readings 64.818 4 Arithmetic learning 61.213 Sr. No. Indicator%Rank 1 Out of School Children 12.813 2 Urdu Readings 71.514 3 English Readings 68.512 4 Arithmetic learning 56.916 Nankana Sahib Sheikhupura Ranking Summary

23. Comparing Learning levels of Pvt. And Public schools Nankana Sahib Sheikhupura  Higher percentage of Class 5 students in Pvt.Schools can do better in these subjects as compared to Public schools.

24.  Nankana Sahib and Sheikhupura, when compared to all the districts of Punjab the learning levels are good in English, Math and Urdu.  Nankana Sahib comes in the Top 18 and Sheikhupura comes in Top 16 districts in learning levels in these subjects. What are children learning in schools?

25. Higher percentage of Children from Pvt. Schools are attending Paid Tuition as compared to Public Schools. Private Supplementary Tuition? Nankana Sahib Sheikhupura

26. Only 42% and 39% Mothers have completed primary education in Nankana Sahib and Sheikhipura respectively. Parental Education An important factor that influences learning levels Nankana Sahib Sheikhupura

27. Attendance in Government Schools Nankana Sahib Sheikhupura

28. Basic Facilities in Government Schools Nankana Sahib Sheikhupura

29.  ASER can help assess education with respect to :  Quality  Availability/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! 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  Milestone achievement:“The Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2012” How can ASER 2012 inform the planning, drafting, resourcing and implementation of 25-A?

30. Discussion

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