annual status of education report aser-pakistan - 2011

ANNUAL STATUS OF EDUCATION REPORTASER-PAKISTAN - 2011

ANNUAL STATUS OF EDUCATION REPORTASER-PAKISTAN - 2011

April 17, 2012

ASER PAKISTAN 2011

ASER- Annual Status of Education report is a survey of the quality of education.

ASER seeks to fill a gap in educational data by looking to provide a reliable set of data at the national level, that is comprehensive and at the same time, easy to understand.

ASER is a citizen led survey and it is conducted with the help of Govt., Civil Society Organizations and some other stakeholders working in education sector.

Objectives 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.

To interpret these results and use them to affect policy decisions at various level.

ASER PAKISTAN 2011

How well our children learn?

What are the competencies of our children in Urdu, English & Math?

The test conducted for the said assessment are up to class II & III level designed from their textbooks.

FOCUS OF ASER

Scale of Survey

28 Districts Surveyed in Punjab

ASER Rural - Lahore

Access

What are our

children

doing?

Every 7th child is still out of school in rural area of Lahore.

Enrollment in Lahore (Rural)

Every 7th child in Lahore is not in school!

Enrollment 6-16 Year old Children

DISTRICT% OF OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN in Rural Area RANK

Gujranawala 8 5

Nankana Sahib 8.4 7

Sheikhupura 11.7 12

Lahore 15.1 15

Kasur 15.4 16

Every 6th child in Lahore is not in school!

Enrollment 4-9 Year old Children

DISTRICT% OF OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN in Rural Area RANK

Lahore 14.8 17

Kasur 13.6 11

Sheikhupura 11.1 7

Faisalabad 12.7 9

Gujranawala 9.3 4

Quality in Rural Lahore

What are children learning

inschools?

Quality?

URDU Reading

Of Class II level

34%Children in class 5 cannot read story (text of class 2) . In other words, 34% children are behind 3 classes with respect to their competency level

LEARNING LEVEL - URDU

LEARNING LEVEL - URDU

DISTRICT% Children who can read URDU Stories

(5th Class)RANK

Nankana Sahib 69.7 6

Lahore 66.2 9

Kasur 65.6 11

Gujranwala 64.8 12

Sheikhupura 55.7 22

Quality?

English Reading

Of Class II level

43% Children in class 5 cannot read sentences (text of class 2) . In other words, 43% children are behind 3 classes with respect to their competency level.

ENGLISH

ENGLISH

DISTRICT% Children who can read English sentences

(5th Class)RANK

Lahore 56.5 8

Gujranwala 53.1 11

Nankana Sahib 52.9 13

Sheikhupura 52.9 14

Kasur 49.5 20

Quality?

Math

59% Children in class 5 cannot do division (3 digit by 1 digit).

MATH

MATH

DISTRICT

% Children who can do

3 Digits Division(5th Class)

RANK

Sheikhupura 52.5 10

Gujranwala 52.1 11

Kasur 46.2 15

Nankana Sahib 43.7 21

Lahore 40.9 22

Comparing Learning Levels of Private and Public Schools

67% of class 5 students in Public Schools 64% in Pvt. Schools can read story in Urdu.

59% of Class 5 students in Public Schools while 53% in Pvt. Schools can read sentences in English.

Totally 53% of Class 5 students in Public while 37% in Pvt. Schools ca do 3 digits division

LEARNING LEVELS - PUBLIC vs. PVT SCHOOLS

The Performance of Government School is better than the Private School

Other Dimensions that Influence Teaching and Learning

Available Facilities in SchoolsGovernment Schools Private Schools

Primary Elementary

High Other Primary Elementary

High Other

Useable Water % 100 100 - 100 75 100 100 -

Useable Toilet % 95 100 100 67 75 100 93 -

Available Rooms %

4.9 7.5 16 26 4.8 10 11 -

Rooms Used for Classes %

4.2 7.5 16 20.7 4.3 8.2 10.9 -

Availability of Play Ground %

55 75 100 67 0.0 50 26.7 -

Availability of Play Ground %

100 100 - 100 75 100 100 -

Additional Learning Support

32% Children from Public Schools and 44% Children from Pvt. school are attending Paid Tuition.

Private Supplementary Tuition in Rural Lahore

Mother’s Literacy - An important factor that influences learning levels

53% Mothers are illiterate in Rural Lahore and 23% are illiterate in Urban Lahore

Mother’s Literacy in Rural Lahore

Almost every 2nd Mother is illiterate in Rural Lahore

How far have we come on RTE compliance?

Article 25 - A “The state shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of five

to sixteen years in such a manner as may be

determined by Law”

ASER Urban – Lahore City

Enrollment in Urban Lahore

23%Children in class 5 cannot read story (text of class 2) . In other words, 23 % children are behind 3 classes with respect to their competency level

Urdu Learning Levels in – Urban Lahore

30% Children in class 5 cannot read sentences (text of class 2) . In other words, 30% children are behind 3 classes with respect to their competency level.

English Learning Levels in – Urban Lahore

48% Children in class 5 cannot do division (3 digit by 1 digit).

Arithmetic Learning Levels in – Urban Lahore

School Facilities in Urban Lahore

61% Children from Public Schools and 62% Children from Pvt. school are attending Paid Tuition.

Private Supplementary Tuition in Urban Lahore

How can ASER 2011 inform the planning, drafting, resourcing and implementation of 25 A?

ASER can help assess education with respect to info. on:AccessQualityEquity

Planning according to district based assessment – generating District Report Cards (DRCs) linked to the Roadmap to Reforms initiative of the Govt. of Punjab.

Use of ASER data and teams for advocacy on Right to Education – focusing on gender & the excluded groups

Forming District RTE Vigilante Committees mobilizing coalitions, teachers, youth, media and bar associations.

Discussion

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