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ASER Pakistan

ASER Pakistan. A citizen led initiative. Azad Jammu and Kashmir Launch February 7, 2013. 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

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ASER Pakistan

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  1. ASER Pakistan A citizen led initiative Azad Jammu and Kashmir Launch February 7, 2013

  2. 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

  3. Section I: Scale of Survey

  4. ASER 2012 – SAMPLE DISTRIBUTION

  5. Section II: Access (Schooling)

  6. ASER Survey Sheets

  7. Pre-School Enrollment (3-5 Years) – Rural Neelam has the highest number of out-of-school children

  8. Enrollment (6-16 years) 93% of 6-16 year olds in rural districts are enrolled in schools. 64% areenrolled in Govt. schools. Highest drop-outs between age bracket (14-16)

  9. Out-of-School children (6-16) Bagh, Sodhnoti and Bhimber have the lowest number of out-of-school children (6-16)

  10. Gender Comparison: Out of School Children (6-16 years) Girl enrollment lags behind boy enrollment in both Government and Private schools The percentage of out-of-school boys and girls decreased to 4% in 2012

  11. Section III: Quality

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

  13. Learning Levels – Urdu Learning levels (URDU) for AJK class 5 have increased by 7% since 2011 Despite improvement since 2011, 35% children in Class 5 cannot read Class 2 Urdu Story. Overall, learning levels (Urdu) improved from last year

  14. Learning Levels (Class 5): Urdu/Sindhi/Pashto 56% 43% 65% 46% 55% 67% 36% 40%

  15. Learning Levels - English Learning levels (English) for AJK Class 5 have decreased by 2% since 2011 Only 58%of Class 5 students in AJK can read a Class 2 level English sentence in 2012.

  16. g Learning Levels (Class 5): English 68% 47% 58% 50% 62% 61% 32% 25%

  17. Learning Levels - Arithmetic Learning levels (Arithmetic) for AJK for class 5 have remained samesince 2011 Only 44%of Class 5 students can do Class 2 Division.

  18. Learning Levels (Class 5): Arithmetic 56% 44% 44% 56% 42% 56% 34% 27%

  19. Learning levels – Gender Comparison (5-16) • In all three categories, girls marginally lag behind boys in learning levels. Overall, learning levels of boys continue to be higher than girls.

  20. Learning Levels – Out-of-School Children (5-16) Even Out-of-School children were Tested: • Modest percentage of out-of-school children are at beginner level in all three categories.

  21. Learning levels Public vs. Private (5-16 boys and girls) 49% of Class 5 students in Private school can do division compared to 42% students in Government schools Private school students are performing better than Government school students.

  22. Additional learning support – Paid Tuition There is highest incidence of tuition in Class 10 students in Privateschools with 29% 9% Government and 20% Private enrolled children take paid tuitions in AJK. Paid private tuition trend is higher in Private schools.

  23. Section IV: School Attendance & Facilities

  24. Attendance - Students and Teachers 12% children were absent on the day of survey in both Government and Private schools Teacher attendance in both Government and Private schools was 12% and 13% respectively.

  25. Multi-Grade Classes • 40% grade 2students in government schools and28% grade 2students in private schools sit with other classes. • However, for Class 8, 19% students in Private schools sit with other classes compared to 15% in Government schools. Multi-Grade Teaching: When one teacher has to teach more than one classes at a time

  26. Basic Facilities • 64% primary Government schools still do not have toilet facilities. • 43% primary Private schools still do not have toilet facilities. Private schools outperform government schools in terms of basic facilities

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

  28. Mother tongue/ Home Language • ASER 2012 survey findings revealed that 15 different languages were used in the surveyed households in AJK. • Four languages used commonly were; • Hindko (34%) • Pahari (21%) • Urdu (15%) • Punjabi (15%) • Fifteen percent of the remaining households used other languages • Other Languages included : Gujrati, Potwari, Kashmiri, Persion , Pashto, Brahvi, English, Marwari, Bolari and Chitrali

  29. Households’ preferred medium of instruction in school Preferred Medium of Instruction (Households) Actual Medium of Instruction (Schools) • Each household surveyed was also asked their preferred medium of instruction for their children in schools. • 70% percent of the households preferred Urdu as the medium of instruction in schools. • Private schools showed a significant trend towards English medium instruction at 68% English Medium institutions. For households, preferred medium of instruction was Urdu.

  30. Parental Education • 48% mothers vs.64% fathers have completed primary education. • More than half of mothers had NOT completed primary schooling.

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

  32. 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.

  33. 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

  34. ASER 2012 Supporters & Partners

  35. Thank You You can follow us on www.aserpakistan.org ASER-Pakistan ASERPAKISTAN

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