Punjab Launch Punjab Free and Compulsory Education Act

Punjab Launch

Punjab Free and Compulsory Education Act 2014 • Act passed by the Provincial Assembly on November 10 th, 2014. • Ordinance was passed on May 13 th, 2014. • No Rules Made Yet. “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)

Punjab - Scale & Scope RURAL

Punjab - Scale & Scope URBAN

FINDINGS ENROLLMENT

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

Enrollment (6 -10 Years) RURAL 90% 10%

Enrollment (6 -16 Years) RURAL 85% 15%

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

Out of School Children: (Age 6 -16 years) District Comparison Rawalpindi has the highest enrollment rates (98%) where as Rajanpur has the lowest Enrollment rates (60%) for children 6 -16 years. RURAL

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

Composition of Enrollment 6 -16 years RURAL 6 -10 years Total Enrolled: 85% Total Enrolled: 90% Proportion of children going to government schools has decreased (1%) as compared to 2013 (64%). Proportion of children going to government schools has decreased (2%) as compared to 2013 (60%).

Class wise Enrollment RURAL

LEARNING LEVELS

Learning Levels: Urdu (Class 5) RURAL 2013 2014 66% 63% Can Read Story Decreased by 3% as compared to 2013

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

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

Learning Levels: English (Class 5) RURAL 2013 2014 62% 57% Can Read Sentence Decreased by 5% as compared to 2013

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

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

Learning Levels: Arithmetic (Class 5) RURAL 2013 2014 56% 51% Can Do 2 -Digit Division Decreased by 5% as compared to 2013

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

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

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 * “—” represents insufficient data. RURAL

Facilities RURAL

Useable Toilets and Drinking Water (%school) RURAL

Multi Grade Teaching 2013 2014

INNOVATIONS IN ASER 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 Incidence of disability 100 95 92 Difficulty 95 No difficulty 95 95 95 75 % Children 80 60 40 20 25 8 5 5 5 0 Sight 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 Punjab Incidence of disability Difficulty 100 91 91 No difficulty 91 91 90 90 % Children 80 69 60 40 20 0 31 9 Sight Lahore and Multan (Urban and Rural) 9 Hearing 9 Mobility 9 Self-care 10 10 Speech Memory Use of aids

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

Constituency results - Narowal

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, parents, children, government field officials to demand ACTION FOR IMPROVEMENT! o o o o Teacher Unions & Associations Baithaks District/Provincial Education & Literacy Departments Youth Groups - mobilizing Ambassadors for Learning Parliamentarians – politicians knocking on the doors in their constituencies Academia/University /Research Groups - Pakistan & Abroad Civil Society Organizations – nationwide- globally Social Media – Media !

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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