Punjab Launch
“The State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of age 5-16 years in such a manner as may be determined by law”
•Act passed by the Provincial Assembly on November 10th, 2014.•Ordinance was passed on May 13th, 2014.•No Rules Made Yet.
Punjab Free and Compulsory Education
Act 2014
• Citizen led large scale national household survey (3-16 years).
• Quality of education in rural and some urban areas (5-16 years).
• Seeks to provide evidence on learning and access.• Influence National & Provincial policy and actions
for Right To Education (RTE) Article 25-A.• Provides information for tracking MDG/EFA trends
and targets up to 2015.• Influencing goal setting for Post-2015 agenda.
ASER PAKISTAN 2010-2015
ASER ASSESSMENT TOOLS
ASER Assessment tools are prepared in following categories:
• Reading (Urdu/Sindhi/Pashto)• Arithmetic • English•General Knowledge
Assessments are based on Class II level curriculum for English & Urdu/Sindhi/Pashto and Class III level for Arithmetic.
National – Scale & Scope (Rural & Urban)
Punjab - Scale & Scope RURAL
URBANPunjab - Scale & Scope
FINDINGS
ENROLLMENT
Enrollment (3-5 Years)
55%
45%
RURAL
Proportion of enrolled children (3-5 years) has increased as compared to 2013 (53%).
Enrollment (6-10 Years)
90%
10%
RURAL
Enrollment (6-16 Years)
85%
15%
RURAL
Province/area wise comparison Enrollment (6-16 Years)
Out of School Children: (Age 6-16 years)District Comparison
RURAL
Rawalpindi has the highest enrollment rates (98%) where as Rajanpur has the lowest Enrollment rates (60%) for children 6-16 years.
Gender Gap in out-of-school children
3-5 years
6-16 years
Composition of Enrollment RURAL
Proportion of children going to government
schools has decreased (1%) as compared to
2013 (64%).
6-16 years
Proportion of children going to government
schools has decreased (2%) as compared to
2013 (60%).
Total Enrolled: 85% Total Enrolled: 90%
6-10 years
Class wise Enrollment RURAL
LEARNING
LEVELS
Learning Levels: Urdu (Class 5) RURAL
66%Can Read Story
Decreased by 3% as compared to 2013
2013
2014
63%
Learning Levels: Urdu/Sindhi/Pashto (Class 5)Provincial Comparison
RURAL
Province/area-wise map showing % children who can read story of class 2 level.
Punjab has the highest learning level (Urdu/Sindhi/Pashto) of children enrolled in class 5 (63%)
Learning Levels: Urdu (Class 5)District Comparison
RURAL
Multan: Least Performing district (32%)
Learning Levels: English (Class 5)RURAL
62%Can Read Sentence
Decreased by 5% as compared to 2013
2013
2014
57%
Learning Levels: English (Class 5)Provincial Comparison
RURAL
Province/area-wise map showing % children who can read sentences of class 2 level.
Punjab has the 3rd highest learning level (English) of children, enrolled in class 5 (57%).
Learning Levels: English (Class 5)District Comparison
RURAL
Multan: Least Performing district (26%)
Learning Levels: Arithmetic (Class 5)RURAL
Can Do 2-Digit DivisionDecreased by 5% as compared to 2013
2013
2014
51%56%
Learning Levels: Arithmetic (Class 5)Provincial Comparison
RURAL
Province/area-wise map showing % children who can do 2-digit division of class 3 level.
Punjab has the 3rd highest learning level (Arithmetic) of children, enrolled in class 5 (51%).
Learning Levels: Arithmetic (Class 5)District Comparison
RURAL
Sialkot: Least Performing district (54%)
Learning Levels by Gender (Class 5) RURAL
Learning Levels by School Type (Class 5)
RURAL
Paid Tuition& Parental education
Paid Tuition RURAL
Parents having at least primary schooling
2013
2014
Comparison of Punjab-Urban with National-Urban
National Urban Punjab Urban
Enrollment (3-5 years) 57.8 58.6
Enrollment (6-16 years) 93.8 91.8
Learning (Urdu)* 44.5 47.5
Learning (English)* 44.2 46.2
Learning (Arithmetic)* 39.6 42.9
Tuition: Govt. Schools 20.7 35.3
Tuition: Pvt. Schools 42.3 46.3
Mother's Education (At least primary) 64.2 67.2
*Class 5 children who can read Story in Urdu, Sentences in English and can do 2-digit division.
SCHOOL
FACILITIES
Attendance RURAL
* “—” represents insufficient data.
Facilities RURAL
Useable Toilets and Drinking Water (%school)
RURAL
Multi Grade Teaching2013
2014
INNOVATIONS IN
ASER 2014
What’s New in the ToolsDisability Questionnaire
In collaboration with Dr Nidhi Singal (Cambridge University), Dr Pauline Rose (Cambridge University) and Dr Monazza Aslam (Oxford University), one separate sheet comprising of 7 questions on disability/health and functioning was developed.
Disability / Health & Functioning Questionnaire has been conducted across 9 Districts in ASER 2014.
Findings of 9 Districts
Sight Hearing Mobility Self-care Speech Memory Use of aids
0
20
40
60
80
100
8 5 5 5 5 5
25
92 95 95 95 95 95
75
Incidence of disability
Difficulty No difficulty
% C
hil
dre
n
Some rural and urban areas: Quetta Rural, Quetta Urban, Shikarpur Urban, Bajaur Agency Rural, Peshawar Urban,
Lahore Rural, Lahore Urban, Multan Rural, Multan Urban.
Findings of Punjab
Lahore and Multan (Urban and Rural)
Sight Hearing Mobility Self-care Speech Memory Use of aids0
20
40
60
80
100
9 9 9 9 10 10
31
91 91 91 91 90 90
69
Incidence of disability
Difficulty No difficulty
% C
hil
dre
n
Political Economy of Learning: A challenge to ASER by the Political Leaders of Pakistan
PML-N PTI PkMap JI
Constituency results - Narowal
Constituency results - Narowal
Constituency results - Narowal
Dissemination with a Difference!Mobilizing a Citizens’ Movement for Quality Education in Pakistan
o ASER Baithaks/Jirgas/Katcheries (village/area gatherings) stakeholders: parents, communities, children, teachers . teachers, parents, children, government field officials to demand ACTION FOR IMPROVEMENT!
o Teacher Unions & Associations Baithakso District/Provincial Education & Literacy Departments o Youth Groups - mobilizing Ambassadors for Learning o Parliamentarians – politicians knocking on the doors in their constituencies o Academia/University /Research Groups - Pakistan & Abroad o Civil Society Organizations – nationwide- globally o Social Media o Media – Media – Media !
ASER Dissemination Segmented Groups for Accountability & Action
ASER 2014 Partners from Punjab10,000 Volunteers – Citizens – Youth !
• Beydaar Society
• Democratic Commission for Human Development (DCHD)
• Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA)
• Insan Dost Association (IDA)
• Institute for Professional Learning (IPL)
• National Commission for Human Development (NCHD)
• National Rural Support Program (NRSP)
• Reflect Global
• Research and Community Development Organization (RCDO)
• School Education Department, Punjab
ASER 2014 Development Partners
Thank You