“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”

ASER PAKISTAN 2010-2015
• 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 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)

KP – Scale & Scope
RURAL

KP – Scale & Scope
URBAN

Enrollment (3-5 Years)
38%
62%
RURAL

Enrollment (6-16 Years)
85%
FATA: 20% of children (age 6-16) were reported to be out-of-school which has decreased as compared to previous year (21%).
15%
RURAL

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

Gender Gap in out-of-school children
3-5 years 6-16 years

Composition of Enrollment
6-16 years
Total Enrolled: 85%
6-10 years
Total Enrolled: 87%
RURAL
Proportion of children going to government schools has decreased
(3%) as compared to
2013 (73%).
Proportion of children going to government schools has decreased
(5%) as compared to
2013 (73%).

Class wise Enrollment
RURAL

Learning Levels:
Urdu/Pashto (Class 5)
2013 2014
RURAL
39%
Can Read Story
Decreased by 1% as compared to 2013.
38%

RURAL Learning Levels:
Urdu/Pashto (Class 5)
Provincial Comparison
FATA: Learning Levels of children enrolled in grade 5 have improved since 2013
(30%)
Province/area-wise map showing % children who can read story of class 2 level.

Learning Levels:
Urdu/Pashto (Class 5)
District Comparison
Tor Garh: Best
Performing district (72%)
RURAL

Learning Levels:
English (Class 5)
2013 2014
RURAL
39%
Can Read Sentence
Increased by 3% as compared to 2013
4 2%

RURAL
Learning Levels:
English (Class 5)
Provincial Comparison
FATA: Learning Levels of children enrolled in grade 5 have improved since 2013
(28%)
Province/area-wise map showing % children who can read sentences of class 2 level.

Learning Levels:
English (Class 5)
District Comparison
Charsadda: Best
Performing district (68%)
RURAL

Learning Levels:
Arithmetic (Class 5)
2013 2014
RURAL
38%
Can Do 2-Digit Division
Increased by 2% as compared to 2013
40%

RURAL
Learning Levels:
Arithmetic (Class 5)
Provincial Comparison
FATA: Learning Levels of children enrolled in grade 5 have improved since 2013
(37%)
Province/area-wise map showing % children who can do 2-digit division of class 3 level.

Learning Levels:
Arithmetic (Class 5)
District Comparison
Mansehra: Best
Performing district (71%)
RURAL

Learning Levels by Gender (Class 5)
RURAL

Learning Levels by School Type (Class 5)
RURAL

Paid Tuition
RURAL

Parents having at least primary schooling
2013 2014

Comparison of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Urban with
National-Urban
National Urban Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 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)
57.8
93.8
44.5
44.2
39.6
20.7
42.3
64.2
45.6
94.1
43.6
42.2
38.2
4.8
22.7
41.8
*Class 5 children who can read Story in Urdu, Sentences in English and can do 2-digit division.

Attendance
RURAL

Facilities
RURAL

Multi Grade Teaching
2013 2014

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
8
Sight
95
Incidence of disability
Difficulty No difficulty
95 95 95 100
80
60
40
20
0
92
95
75
25
5 5 5 5 5
Hearing Mobility Self-care Speech Memory Use of aids
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 KP and FATA
98
99
Incidence of disability
Difficulty No difficulty
98 99
100
98 99
83
80
60
40
20
17
2
0
Sight
Bajur Agency and Peshawar-Urban
1 2 1 2 1
Hearing Mobility Self-care Speech Memory Use of aids

Political Economy of Learning: A challenge to ASER by the Political Leaders of Pakistan
PML-N PTI PkMap JI

Constituency results – Lower Dir

Constituency results – Lower Dir

Constituency results – Lower Dir

Dissemination with a
Difference!
Mobilizing a Citizens’
Movement for Quality
Education in Pakistan

ASER Dissemination Segmented Groups for
Accountability & Action 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 2014 Partners from Sindh
10,000 Volunteers – Citizens – Youth !
• Brac Pakistan
• Community Research & Development Organization
(CRDO)
• Department of Education, FATA
• Department of Elementary and Secondary Education,
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
• Haq Development Foundation
• Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA)
• Institute for Professional Learning (IPL)
• National Commission for Human Development (NCHD)
• Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS)

ASER 2014 Development Partners