230
Appendix Table A14: % of children aged 5-16 able to read at least words (lower order
competency) in English, ASER Rural
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Provinces Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls
National 48 40 67 65 49 42 51 43 40 33
Balochistan 35 20 31 23 33 22 35 18 30 15
Punjab 59 55 59 58 59 56 57 55 47 44
Sindh 27 18 31 24 31 25 36 31 26 19
KP 58 43 59 48 60 48 64 53 45 34
FATA 48 26 52 29 57 34 57 35 43 18
GB 62 61 60 56 63 57 63 60 48 45
AJK 67 65 68 67 67 67 73 71 71 69
ICT 79 78 62 61 77 75 62 66 51 59
Appendix Table A15: % of children aged 5-16 able to do at least subtraction (lower order
competency) in Arithmetic, ASER Rural
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Provinces Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls
National 44 35 45 38 45 38 49 41 44 36
Balochistan 33 18 33 24 29 19 36 18 32 15
Punjab 53 49 54 51 54 50 54 51 51 48
Sindh 25 17 28 20 32 25 37 31 32 24
KP 53 38 53 41 55 43 61 49 49 37
FATA 41 21 49 26 53 29 55 33 46 20
GB 54 52 52 48 56 51 59 54 51 47
AJK 59 57 62 60 59 59 67 66 77 75
ICT 73 69 55 57 69 68 59 61 51 60