“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, Ordinance was passed on May 13th, 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 Influencing goal setting for Post-2015 agenda. ASER PAKISTAN

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 RUR AL

URBA N Punjab - Scale & Scope

Enrollment (3-5 Years) 55% 45% RUR AL Proportion of enrolled children (3-5 years) has increased as compared to 2013 (53%).

Enrollment (6-10 Years) 90% 10% RUR AL

Enrollment (6-16 Years) 85% 15% RUR AL

Province/area wise comparison Enrollment (6-16 Years)

Out of School Children: (Age 6-16 years) District Comparison RUR AL 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 RUR AL Proportion of children going to government schools has decreased (1%) as compared to 2013 (64%) 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 RUR AL

Learning Levels: Urdu (Class 5) RUR AL 66% Can Read Story Decreased by 3% as compared to %

Learning Levels: Urdu/Sindhi/Pashto (Class 5) Provincial Comparison RUR AL Province/area-wise map showing % children who can read story of class 2 level. Punjab has the highest learning level (Urdu/Sindhi/Pas hto) of children enrolled in class 5 (63%)

Learning Levels: Urdu (Class 5) District Comparison RUR AL Multan: Least Performing district (32%)

Learning Levels: English (Class 5) RUR AL 62% Can Read Sentence Decreased by 5% as compared to %

Learning Levels: English (Class 5) Provincial Comparison RUR AL Province/area-wise map showing % children who can read sentences of class 2 level. Punjab has the 3 rd highest learning level (English) of children, enrolled in class 5 (57%).

Learning Levels: English (Class 5) District Comparison RUR AL Multan: Least Performing district (26%)

Learning Levels: Arithmetic (Class 5) RUR AL Can Do 2-Digit Division Decreased by 5% as compared to %56%

Learning Levels: Arithmetic (Class 5) Provincial Comparison RUR AL Province/area-wise map showing % children who can do 2-digit division of class 3 level. Punjab has the 3 rd highest learning level (Arithmetic) of children, enrolled in class 5 (51%).

Learning Levels: Arithmetic (Class 5) District Comparison RUR AL Sialkot: Least Performing district (54%)

Learning Levels by Gender (Class 5) RUR AL

Learning Levels by School Type (Class 5) RUR AL

Paid Tuition RUR AL

Parents having at least primary schooling

Comparison of Punjab-Urban with National- Urban National UrbanPunjab Urban Enrollment (3-5 years) Enrollment (6-16 years) Learning (Urdu)* Learning (English)* Learning (Arithmetic)* Tuition: Govt. Schools Tuition: Pvt. Schools Mother's Education (At least primary) *Class 5 children who can read Story in Urdu, Sentences in English and can do 2-digit division.

Attendance RUR AL * “—” represents insufficient data.

Facilities RUR AL

Useable Toilets and Drinking Water (%school) RUR AL

Multi Grade Teaching

What’s New in the Tools Disability 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 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)

Political Economy of Learning: A challenge to ASER by the Political Leaders of Pakistan PML-NPTIPkMapJI

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 Baithaks o 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 Punjab 10,000 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

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