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<p>The Pakistan programme is DFID’s largest bilateral investment in education worldwide.
More than 6.3 million primary school children and 3.7 million secondary school children
have benefited since 2011. Working in partnership with provincial governments and
the private sector, we aim to get more children into school, staying longer, and learning
more.</p><br /><p>DFID has funded the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) for
the last three years. The report includes a wide range of data on education, including
pupil enrolment, provision of facilities, and learning outcomes. In their 2015 report,
published on 17 December 2015, ASER reports on national progress on literacy in rural
areas for example it shows that grade 5 literacy levels in English have improved by
7 per cent. DFID interventions in the education sector since 2011 are likely to have
had a positive impact on literacy levels in Punjab and Khyber Phaktunkhwa, given the
focus on improved facilities and teaching, and pupil and teacher attendance. It is
not however possible to claim a direct correlation between the ASER data and DFID’s
investment.</p>
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