ASER Pakistan A citizen led initiative Punjab Launch ASER 2012 Supporters & Partners.
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ASER Pakistan A citizen led initiative Punjab Launch ASER 2012 Supporters & Partners 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 ASER Pakistan Assessment Tools Grade II ASER Assessment tools are prepared in following Categories •Reading Urdu Sindhi Pashto •Arithmetic abilities •English ASER Survey Sheets Section I: Scale of Survey ASER Outreach over the last 3 years • 2010 – 32 districts • 2011 – 85 districts • 2012 – 142 districts ASER 2012 – SAMPLE DISTRIBUTION Children (3-16 Years) Urban Rural Province Districts Villages/ Covered Blocks Schools House Hold Female Male Total Mothers Gov. Pvt. Total 690 1,756 Punjab 36 1,074 21,478 25,709 33,234 58,943 20,908 1,066 National (Rural) 136 4,033 80,209 101,236 143,241 244,477 81,417 3,934 1,660 5,594 Punjab 2 60 718 900 1,071 1,971 716 58 52 110 National (Urban) 6 193 2,312 2,930 4,037 6,967 2,329 183 167 350 National (Rural + Urban) 142 4,226 82,521 104,166 147,278 251,444 83,746 4,117 1,827 5,944 Punjab (Rural + Urban) 38 1,134 22,196 26,609 34,305 21,624 1,124 60,914 742 1,866 Section II: Access (Schooling) Pre-School Enrollment (3-5 Years) – Rural % Children who attend different types of pre-schools Enrollment of children of 3 – 5 years 51% in 2012 Enrollment highest in Urban 55% compared to Rural 51% Non-state providers Age group Govt. 3 7.2 6.2 0.3 0.2 86.1 100 4 28.6 21.1 0.9 0.9 48.5 100 5 45.9 30.4 1.1 0.8 21.8 100 3-5 29.1 20.3 0.8 0.6 49.2 100 49.2 100 Total By type Out-ofTotal Madra Others school sah Pvt. 50.8 57.3 39.9 1.6 1.2 57% of pre-primary age children are enrolled in government schools. Children in Pre School (3-5) Rural Sialkot and Bhakhar has the highest number of out-of-school children Enrollment (6-16 years) – Rural 84% of 6-16 year olds in rural districts are enrolled in schools 67% enrollment in Govt. schools % Children in different types of schools % Out-ofschool Total Non-state providers Age group Govt. Pvt. Madrasah Never DropOthers enrolled out 33% Rural children enrolled in private/ non-state sector 6-10 57.4 29.6 1.4 1.1 8.2 2.2 100 11-13 59.5 22.5 1.3 0.9 7.3 8.5 100 16% of children are out-of-school 14-16 51.5 17.4 1.1 0.4 11.1 18.5 100 6-16 56.7 25.2 1.3 0.9 8.6 7.3 100 Enrollment highest in Urban 92% compared to Rural 84% 1 out of every 6 84.1 Total By type Children is Out-of-School 67.4 30.0 1.5 15.9 100 1.1 Never Enrolled still higher than dropout rate The proportion of out-of-school children in Punjab remains the same as compared to the last year. Out-of-School children (6-16) Rural Rahim Yar Khan, Rajanpur has the highest number of out-ofschool children District Rank – out-of-School (6-16) Districts Rawalpindi Jehlum Narowal Gujrat Gujranwala Sialkot Chakwal Attock Khushab Mandi Bahuddin Hafizabad Nankana Sahib Sheikhupura Okara Sargodha Lahore Khanewal Jhang 73.0 76.6 45.1 62.5 44.5 45.4 61.6 63.2 58.0 Enrollment % Non-state providers OutMadrasa Other of- Rank* Pvt. h s School 23.8 0.3 0.2 2.7 1 20.3 0.2 0.0 2.9 2 49.3 0.7 0.2 4.5 3 30.9 0.5 0.1 6.0 4 48.9 0.4 0.0 6.2 5 46.5 1.5 0.2 6.4 6 31.1 0.3 0.0 7.0 7 27.9 0.8 0.2 7.8 8 30.8 0.6 0.6 10.0 9 58.6 29.2 1.7 0.2 10.3 10 60.5 27.7 1.0 0.0 10.8 11 52.9 29.1 0.8 5.4 11.9 12 49.9 59.3 65.1 44.7 62.5 53.8 36.3 25.1 19.8 39.5 21.6 30.3 0.7 1.2 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.3 0.2 1.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 12.8 13.3 14.2 14.5 14.8 14.9 13 14 15 16 17 18 Govt. Enrollment % Faisalabad Toba Tek Singh Kasur Mianwali Layyah Multan Vehari Sahiwal Bahawalnager Lodhran Chiniot Bahawalpur Muzaffar Garh Pakpattan Bhakhar 63.5 67.6 40.5 67.1 63.7 43.9 63.0 63.4 61.9 36.3 65.7 44.4 61.6 61.0 64.3 Non-state providers Out-of- Ran k Pvt. Madrasah Others School 20.8 0.5 0.0 15.3 19 16.5 0.5 0.2 15.3 20 40.8 2.6 0.2 16.0 21 16.1 0.3 0.2 16.2 22 15.7 0.8 2.6 17.3 23 31.7 1.3 5.4 17.7 24 17.2 1.4 0.6 17.8 25 17.4 0.8 0.1 18.2 26 15.4 1.4 0.8 20.5 27 33.5 4.3 5.1 20.7 28 12.3 1.2 0.0 20.8 29 23.8 7.6 1.5 22.6 30 13.4 0.5 1.7 22.8 31 14.9 1.0 0.2 22.9 32 10.7 0.4 0.5 24.1 33 Dera Ghazi Khan 51.5 16.4 1.0 0.3 30.7 34 Rajanpur Rahim Yar Khan 50.4 46.9 16.2 12.8 0.2 4.8 1.5 0.6 31.7 34.8 35 36 47.4 44.5 39.3 48.5 1.5 0.8 0.2 0.7 6.5 10.6 1 2 Districts Govt. URBAN Lahore Urban Multan Urban Rahim Yar Khan has the highest number of out-of-school children Gender : Out-of-School Children (6-16 years) Almost equal proportion of boys and girls are out-of-school in Rural. In Urban (Lahore & Multan) more boys are out-of-school. Urban Rural Out-of-school children by gender 6 to 16 years Out-of-school children by gender 6 to 16 years Boys Girls 100 100 80 80 60 40 20 0 0 3 5 2011* 2012 % Children % Children Boys 60 40 20 0 9 7 2011* 8 8 2012 Higher percentage of boys than girls are out-of-school in urban Punjab. Class Wise Enrollment - Rural Enrollment decreases sharply as class level increases. Urban Rural Class-wise enrollment 2012 % Children 30 20 2011* 40 14 6 10 % Children 2011* 40 Class-wise enrollment 2012 30 20 18 10 17 4 4 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 Class 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 Class 5 6 7 8 9 10 Section III: Quality Learning Levels – Urdu Learning Levels (Class 5): Urdu % Children 100 Children who can read story Urdu (Rural) 2012 2011* 78 80 52 60 40 20 67 75 61 31 45 27 0 Class 3 Class 4 Language Learning levels for class 4 have improved by 7% Class 5 Class 6 since 2011 Rural : 33% of Class 5 students cannot read Class 2 story Urban: 26% of Class 5 students cannot read Class 2 story Learning Levels (Urdu) have improved as compared to 2011. Learning Levels - English Learning Levels (Class 5): English Children who can read English sentences 2011* 2012 % Children 100 75 80 61 60 40 45 27 50 33 20 0 68 17 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 Language Learning levels for class 4 have improved by 12% since 2011 Rural : 39% of Class 5 students cannot read English sentences Urban : 26% of Class 5 students cannot read English sentences Learning Levels (English) have improved as compared to 2011. Learning Levels - Arithmetic Learning Levels (Class 5): Arithmetic Children who can do division 2011* 2012 % Children 100 68 80 56 60 40 39 21 20 0 63 46 29 13 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 Language Learning levels for class 4 & 5 have improved by 10% since 2011 Rural : 44% of Class 5 students cannot do division Urban : 37% of Class 5 students cannot do division Learning Levels (Arithmetic) have improved as compared to 2011. Learning levels – Boys vs Girls (5-16 Years) Girls continue to lag behind boys in learning levels Rural Learning levels by gender English Learning levels by gender Urdu 52 55 40 20 100 80 60 55 59 40 20 0 Girls Boys Who can read at least sentences % Childrern % Children 80 % Children 100 100 60 Learning levels by gender Arithmetic 80 60 49 53 40 20 0 Girls Boys Who can read at least words 0 Girls Boys Who can at least do subtraction Girls are behind boys by 4% in Urdu, English & Arithmetic Learning levels of boys continue to be higher than girls. Learning Levels are better in Private schools overall Learning levels by school type English Learning levels by school type Urdu Government Government Private 60 68 78 54 64 65 71 40 20 80 % Children 80 Private 100 100 % Children 40 60 70 59 68 38 20 0 Class 1: Can read Class 3: Can read Class 5: Can read at least letters at least sentences at least story 35% children in government and 29% children in private schools in class 5 cannot read class 2 Urdu story. 41% of the children in Government schools and 32% of children in private schools cannot read English sentences. 52 60 0 Class 1: Can read at Class 3: Can read at Class 5: Can read at least small letters least words least sentences Learning levels by school type Arithmetic Government Private 100 % Children Learning levels – Public vs. Private (Rural) 80 60 40 37 47 50 57 54 61 20 0 Class 1: Can Class 3: Can at Class 5: Can at recognize at least least do subtraction least do division numbers (10-99) Private school students are performing better than government school students. Additional learning support – Paid Tuition Children in urban areas are more likely to take paid tuition Rural Urban Children attending paid tuition Children attending paid tuition Private schools Government schools 100 100 80 80 51 60 39 40 20 0 2011* 2012 % Children % Children Government schools Private schools 60 30 40 20 16 34 17 0 2011* 2012 17% Government and 34% Private school children take paid tuition in rural areas Paid private tuition trend is higher in private schools. Learning levels – Out of School (Rural) Even out of school children were tested 35% of out-of-school children can recognize numbers from 1-9. A modest proportion of out-of-school children are at more than ‘beginner’ competency levels. Section IV: School Attendance & Facilities Attendance - Students and Teachers Rural: 14% children in government school and 14 % in Private schools were absent from school (More children present in Government School then Private School) Rural: Overall children attendance is better in Government schools Rural: 12% and 13% teachers in private and government schools respectively were found to be absent Children Attendance (%) on the day of visit Government schools Primary Elementary Private schools High Others Overall Primary Elementary High Others Overall Children attendance 84.7 86.3 86.7 90.6 86.4 85.3 85.7 86.7 82.6 85.9 Teacher attendance 86.5 87.9 86.7 88.1 87.1 88.3 87.9 87.4 90.6 87.7 Urban: only 7% teachers in private and government schools were found to be absent Children attendance is better in government schools in rural Punjab. Multi-grade Classes - Rural Around 36% government school children of class 2 sit with other classes as compared to 34% in Private Schools. Multi grade teaching Government Private schools and 14% grade 8 students in government schools sit with other classes . 100 % Schools 30% grade 8 students in Private 80 60 40 36 34 30 14 20 0 Class 2 Class 8 Basic Facilities – Improved but not Sufficient 13% of government primary schools do not have functional toilet facilities 8% primary government schools still do not have useable water 19% primary government schools still do not have boundary walls Private schools outperform government schools in terms of basic facilities. Section V: Other dimensions that influence teaching and learning Mother tongue/ Home Language • ASER 2012 survey findings revealed that 19 different languages were used in the surveyed households of Punjab. • Three languages used commonly were • Punjabi (65%), • Siraiki (21%) and • Urdu (9%) • Other (5%) Other Lanuages included : Sindhi, Balochi, Potwari, Pashto, English, Pahari, Rachnavi, Rangri, Myuti, Mewati, Muhajri, Hindko, Marathi, Marwari, Darkhan, Persian Households’ preferred medium of instruction in school • Each household surveyed was also asked their preferred medium of instruction for their children in schools. • 56% percent of all the households surveyed preferred Urdu as the medium of instruction in schools. • Home language was preferred by a major proportion of 13% of all households and 31% surveyed households preferred English. The most preferred language for medium of instruction was Urdu. Medium of instruction in schools Children in public schools reported: • Urdu 50%, • English 50%, Children in private schools reported: • English 65%, • Urdu 35%, Parental Education Rural: 67% mothers vs. 44% fathers did not complete primary education. Urban: 36% mothers vs. 24% fathers did not complete primary education Urban 100 Parents having at least primary schooling 100 76 80 % Parents Rural 80 % Parents 64 60 40 20 Parents having at least primary schooling 56 60 40 33 20 0 Mothers Fathers 0 Mothers Fathers Higher proportion of parents have not completed even primary education in rural Punjab as compared to urban Punjab. Section VI: How far have we come on RTE compliance? 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. 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 Thank You You can follow us on www.aserpakistna.org ASER-Pakistan ASERPAKISTAN