Document of The World Bank Report No: ICR00004812 IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION AND RESULTS REPORT TF-16010 ON A SMALL GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF US$3.2 MILLION GRANT TO THE REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL FOR THE SENEGAL STATISTICS FOR RESULTS PROJECT (P146695) JULY 16, 2019 Poverty and Equity Global Practice Africa Region ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AF Additional Financing AFRISTAT Observatoire économique et statistique d’Afrique subsaharienne ANSD Agence Nationale de Statistique et de la Démographie (National Agency for Statistics and Demography) CCI Construction Costs Index CPCCI Cellule de Programmation, de Coordination et de Coopération Internationale CPS Country Partnership Strategy ENSAE École nationale de la Statistique et de l’Analyse Économique (National School of Statistics) GDP Gross Domestic Product ICR Implementation Completion and Results Report IMF International Monetary Fund IPPSE Services Production Price Index LFS Labor Force Survey M&E Monitoring and Evaluation NCS National Council of Statistics NSDS National Strategy for the Development of Statistics NSS National Statistics System PAD Project Appraisal Document PDO Project Development Objective PIU Project Implementation Unit PSE Plan Sénégal Émergent (Senegal Emergent Program) RCCM Registries of Commerce and the Credit Bureau RGE/A Recensement Général des Entreprises/Volet Agriculture RSF Rapport de Suivi Financier SDDS Special Data Dissemination Standards SDG Sustainable Development Goal SNDES Stratégie Nationale de Développement Economique et Social (National Social and Economic Development Strategy) SPI Services Price Index TCSP Technical Committee for Statistical Programs TSA Tourism Satellite Account TTL Task Team Leader Regional Vice President: Hafez M. H. Ghanem Country Director: Louise J. Cord/Nathan M. Belete Senior Global Practice Director: Carolina Sanchez Practice Manager: Andrew L. Dabalen Task Team Leader(s): Djibril Ndoye ICR Main Contributor: Djibril Ndoye, Felicien Donat Edgar Towenan Accrombessy TABLE OF CONTENTS DATA SHEET ....................................................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. I. PROJECT CONTEXT AND DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES ....................................................... 4 II. OUTCOME ...................................................................................................................... 8 III. KEY FACTORS THAT AFFECTED IMPLEMENTATION AND OUTCOME ................................ 11 IV. BANK PERFORMANCE, COMPLIANCE ISSUES, AND RISK TO DEVELOPMENT OUTCOME .. 12 V. LESSONS LEARNED AND RECOMMENDATIONS .............................................................. 12 ANNEX 1. RESULTS FRAMEWORK AND KEY OUTPUTS ........................................................... 13 ANNEX 2. PROJECT COST BY COMPONENT ........................................................................... 23 ANNEX 3. RECIPIENT, CO-FINANCIER AND OTHER PARTNER/STAKEHOLDER COMMENTS ...... 24 The World Bank Senegal Statistics for Results (P146695) DATA SHEET BASIC INFORMATION Product Information Project ID Project Name P146695 Senegal Statistics for Results Country Financing Instrument Senegal Investment Project Financing Original EA Category Revised EA Category Organizations Borrower Implementing Agency Ministry of Economy and Finance ANSD Project Development Objective (PDO) Original PDO The development objective of the proposed project is to better inform public and private sector decision-makers by filling gaps in the statistical knowledge base in the areas of employment, tourism, construction and services, as identified in the NSDS, as well asbuild capacity for the production and dissemination of reliable and relevant data. Project Beneficiaries Major beneficiaries are key producers and users of statistics in Senegal. They include: (i) ANSD and keyMinistries, Departments and Agencies, Local Government Authorities, who are responsible for the SNDES (2011-2015) and MDG monitoring systems; (ii) policy makers and planners in the public and private sectors; (iii) researchers and academia; (iv) international organizations including donors; and (v) the civil society in general through better and faster access to information. Page 1 of 23 The World Bank Senegal Statistics for Results (P146695) FINANCING FINANCE_TBL Original Amount (US$) Revised Amount (US$) Actual Disbursed (US$) Donor Financing TF-16010 3,200,000 3,033,597 3,033,597 Total 3,200,000 3,033,597 3,033,597 Total Project Cost 3,200,000 3,033,597 3,033,597 KEY DATES Approval Effectiveness Original Closing Actual Closing 07-Apr-2014 30-Jul-2014 30-Apr-2017 31-Jan-2019 RESTRUCTURING AND/OR ADDITIONAL FINANCING Date(s) Amount Disbursed (US$M) Key Revisions 26-Apr-2017 1.79 Change in Results Framework Change in Loan Closing Date(s) Change in Implementation Schedule 08-Aug-2017 1.97 Additional Financing Change in Results Framework Change in Components and Cost Change in Implementation Schedule 27-Oct-2018 2.76 Change in Loan Closing Date(s) Change in Implementation Schedule 31-Jan-2019 2.88 Change in Loan Closing Date(s) KEY RATINGS Outcome Bank Performance M&E Quality Satisfactory Satisfactory Substantial Page 2 of 23 The World Bank Senegal Statistics for Results (P146695) RATINGS OF PROJECT PERFORMANCE IN ISRs Actual No. Date ISR Archived DO Rating IP Rating Disbursements (US$M) 01 14-Apr-2017 Satisfactory Satisfactory 1.74 02 20-Jul-2017 Satisfactory Satisfactory 1.96 ADM STAFF Role At Approval At ICR Regional Vice President: Makhtar Diop Hafez M. H. Ghanem Country Director: Vera Songwe Nathan M. Belete Director: Ana L. Revenga Carolina Sanchez Practice Manager: Pablo Fajnzylber Andrew L. Dabalen Task Team Leader(s): Djibril Ndoye Djibril Ndoye Felicien Donat Edgar Towenan ICR Contributing Author: Accrombessy Page 3 of 23 The World Bank Senegal Statistics for Results (P146695) I. PROJECT CONTEXT AND DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES A. CONTEXT National and Sector Context 1. To meet the growing demand for statistical data, the Government of Senegal undertook in 2004 a broad reform process with the vision of building a stable, coherent, and satisfying National Statistics System (NSS). This gave rise to a first National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) for 2008– 2013, with four pillars: (a) improving the institutional framework of the NSS, (b) strengthening and improving the quality of statistical products, (c) improving the dissemination of products and their access to users, and (d) building the capacity of the NSS. 2. This reform process entered its active phase with the promulgation of the Statistical Law of 2014 for the creation of the National Agency for Statistics and Demography (Agence Nationale de Statistique et de la Démographie) (ANSD), a National School of Statistics (École nationale de la Statistique et de l’Analyse Économique) (ENSAE) within it, and other bodies of the National Council of Statistics (NCS), which is the highest organ of the NSS. The advent of the ANSD has given a new impetus to the functioning of the NSS, owing to its role as convener of the Technical Committee for Statistical Programs (TCSP), which groups together all the public structures identified by the regulations as producers of official statistics. This committee is the technical arm of the NCS created for coordinating the NSS. In 2014, the evaluation of the implementation of this first strategy highlighted the need to continue the reform process to support the formulation and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of development policies and strategies, notably the Senegal Emergent Program (Plan Sénégal Émergent) (PSE), the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and sectoral policies and strategies. This motivated the development of a new NSDS (2014–2019) based on the same vision of statistics. This second strategy is based on the same pillars of the first strategy with the aim of consolidating them. Rational for Bank Involvement 3. The involvement of the World Bank was essentially justified by the alignment of the project objectives with the Country Partnership Strategy (CPS, Report No: 73478-SN). As demonstrated in the Project Appraisal Document (PAD), the project outcomes help measure inclusive growth and job creation goals through private sector development. In addition, the project met the requirements of the IDA16 Results Measurement System, which advocates that all CPSs include a review of NSSs and identification of needs for strengthening the statistical capacity of countries, all with a view to generating relevant and accessible data for users. The strong commitment of the Government to the use of data in decision making was also an important motivation element. Design and Implementation 4. The Senegal Statistics for Results Facility Project (P146695-TF16010) in the amount of $2,200,000 recipient executed grant from the Statistics for Results Facility-Catalytic Fund (SRF-CF) was approved on April 7, 2014. The Grant Agreement was signed on May 12, 2014 between the World Bank and the Government of Senegal and the project became effective on July 30, 2014. Based on the signed Grant Page 4 of 23 The World Bank Senegal Statistics for Results (P146695) Agreement, the Minister of Economy and Planning of Senegal signed a Subsidiary Agreement with the ANSD, which is the execution agency. Based on the positive progress made by the project, the SRF-CF Council approved an additional financing (AF) of $1,000,000 in March 2017 to strengthen further the production of statistics in line with recommendations of Senegal’s NSDS 2014-2019 and in the context of its long-term economic and social development plan. In order to implement the AF, the project closing date was extended from April 30, 2017 to October 30, 2018. In addition, the project closing date was extended for three months (i.e., January 31, 2019) to finalize pending activities to achieve the project development objective. Overall, 95 percent of the financial resources allocated to the project had been executed at project closing. 5. The project was implemented under the Unit for Programming, Harmonization, Statistical Coordination, and International Cooperation (CPCCI), the ANSD’s entity in charge of coordinating and animating the NSS. The project implementing team consisted of the CPCCI’s coordinator, an accountant, and a procurement specialist. This institutional and organizational scheme ensured that the ANSD was responsible for the implementation and the sustainability of the project activities. Project Development Objectives (PDOs) 6. The Project Development Objective (PDO) was to better inform public and private sector decision- makers by filling gaps in the statistical knowledge base in the areas of employment, tourism, construction and services, as identified in the NSDS, as well as build capacity for the production and dissemination of reliable and relevant data. Key Expected Outcomes and Outcome Indicators 7. The project had two main outcomes: (a) increasing the capacity to formulate development policies and decisions through the increased use of better-quality statistics by bridging the statistical gaps in the areas of employment, tourism, construction, and services; and (b) improving the quality of training at ENSAE. Achievement of these outcomes were measured by the following main indicators: (a) User satisfaction survey (b) Service price production index (c) Construction cost index (d) Employment conditions and labor statistics (e) Tourism statistics (f) The availability of female statisticians for the public and private sector Components at Appraisal 8. The project had three components, which were designed to support the implementation of the four programs of the NSDS and consistence with the system of data collection. Page 5 of 23 The World Bank Senegal Statistics for Results (P146695) Component 1: Production of Statistics 9. This component had four subcomponents: (a) price statistics for production of services; (b) construction costs statistics, (c) employment and labor market conditions statistics, and (d) elaboration of a Tourism Satellite Account. • Price statistics for production of services. For many years, Senegal has shifted toward a service-oriented economy. The service sector is the main provider of employment and income, providing over 50 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP). Monitoring the prices of services (level and evolution) has become very important and is highly demanded by users. This subcomponent was designed to develop a methodology and establish a mechanism to produce a services production price index on a monthly basis. • Construction costs statistics. The construction costs index (CCI) concerns mainly the construction of houses, but it can be adapted to other buildings and public works. The construction industry is one of the most dynamic sectors of the economy. The implementation of major construction programs in housing and infrastructure highlights the urgent need for monitoring indicators of construction costs to control allocation mechanisms and price revisions of public and private markets. • Employment and labor market conditions statistics. Job creation has become a top priority for the Government of Senegal but statistics on the labor market are seriously lacking. Such data are essential for assessing the impact of policies, projects, and development programs included in the National Social and Economic Development Strategy (Stratégie Nationale de Développement Economique et Social) (SNDES). The project was designed to establish a permanent mechanism to measure employment characteristics in Senegal through a quarterly employment survey. • Elaboration of a Tourism Satellite Account (TSA). Support to the tourism sector has been identified by the TCSP as a priority. The operation supported the Ministry of Tourism in the elaboration of a TSA, which used to measure the importance and the impact that tourism has on the Senegalese economy. Component 2: ENSAE-Senegal and Training 10. At the project appraisal stage, ENSAE-Senegal was a new institution and was still under development. Indeed, ENSAE-Senegal started its training activities in October 2008 with the commencement of its progressive programs for initial and continuing training. The release of its first graduates was in June 2011. The main mission of ENSAE-Senegal is to meet the demand for training, development, and innovation by the NSS and public and private companies. To achieve this, it is imperative that ENSAE-Senegal has a strategic plan that will define the major policies for its future development. This project component was designed to support the overall teaching capacity of the school by strengthening the capacity of trainers, reinforce the bilingualism (French and English) of trainees, facilitate the enrollment of women, expand the library, and provide furniture and equipment for the new location of the school in the ANSD building. Page 6 of 23 The World Bank Senegal Statistics for Results (P146695) Component 3: Project Coordination and M&E 11. With the adoption of the NSDS, Senegal shifted its approach of developing statistics from supply driven to demand driven; it needs a tool to monitor the demand and feedback from users. In addition to project coordination and M&E, this component aimed to measure the demand of statistics through an annual user satisfaction survey. B. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES DURING IMPLEMENTATION 12. With the approach of the initial closing date, the project benefited from Additional Financing (AF) which led to a Level 2 restructuring. The AF aimed to scale up existing activities and to fill the data gap in specific domains. The PDO and the components were unchanged. The Results Framework was adjusted accordingly. The AF covered the following activities with the view of the NSDS (2014–2019): Component 1: Production of Statistics (a) Surveys. Employment survey—improving the enterprise sample frame, including the computerization of the trade register, the demography of enterprises, and cartography of the upcoming general agricultural enterprises census. (b) Extension of the CCI. Geographical coverage and scope of construction products. (c) Administrative data. Improvement of higher-level education statistics, improvement of administrative data on labor, production of yearbooks on civil service workforce, and improvement of statistics on justice and security. Component 2: ENSAE-Senegal & Training (a) Decentralization of the certification program for survey field staff. Extension to other regions of the country. (b) Granting laptops to women who succeed in the entrance exam. Component 3: Coordination and M&E (a) Improved access to microdata on the ANSD website. Set up an IT tool that enables users to easily access microdata through the web. (b) Project management including M&E. 13. Because of institutional changes at the ministerial level, the activity dedicated to the production of civil service statistical yearbooks had been replaced by developing a system for monitoring employment at the supply side of the formal sector at ANSD. Similarly, activity on business demography had been substituted with the interconnection of business identification systems for improving the sample frame of firm surveys. Page 7 of 23 The World Bank Senegal Statistics for Results (P146695) II. OUTCOME Assessment of Achievement of Each Objective/Outcome A. RELEVANCE OF PDOs Rating: Satisfactory 14. The implementation of the action plan of NSDS (2014–2019) was the basis of the project. The project addressed the need to fill the gaps during the first NSDS (2008–2013) and identified priority actions under the second NSDS (2014–2019). The project was thus built in a spirit of contributing to the achievement of the results of the second NSDS based on the experiences gained from the implementation of the first NSDS. From this point of view, the project was a determining factor in the coherence of the two strategies, the sustainability of statistical products, and the consolidation of the NSS. 15. From this point of view, the PDO was a bridge between the two strategies. In addition, advocacy for economic and social decisions based on better-quality statistics, which was an essential part of the PDO, was supported by the Government through its institutional reforms and its increasing contribution to the financing of statistical production. In addition, the ownership of the project outcomes by the Government confirms the relevancy of the PDO. In fact, the price services and cost construction indexes and the quarterly employment surveys have continued to be produced by the ANSD because the AF replaced them with new activities. 16. Regarding the World Bank, the PDO also met the criteria for assessing the relevance of the selected projects. Indeed, it (a) aligns with the guidance set in the CPS that promotes evidence-based decision making and (b) contributes to the strengthening of the CPS M&E mechanism as recommended by the IDA16 Results Measurement System. B. ACHIEVEMENT OF PDOs (EFFICACY) Overall Outcome Rating Rating: Satisfactory 17. The positive impact of the project was tangible. The establishment of an operational mechanism to produce quarterly labor market data had contributed to Senegal's accession to the Special Data Dissemination Standards (SDDS) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Similarly, by strengthening the teaching capacity of ENSAE's faculty and improving the learning conditions of its students, the project had helped to provide the NSS with well-trained statisticians in greater numbers with a focus on girls. 18. The breakdown of the rating could be done by referring to the PAD that distinguishes two outcomes to assess the achievement of the PDO. Outcome 1: Public and private decision-makers are better informed by bridging the statistical data gap in employment, tourism, construction, and services as identified in the NSDS. Rating: Satisfactory Page 8 of 23 The World Bank Senegal Statistics for Results (P146695) 19. The project outputs have significantly contributed to strengthening the production of statistics and to providing public and private policy makers with relevant data for decision making. Indeed, the project has set up a mechanism that monitors the labor market on a quarterly basis. Price statistics have also been extended to enhance the CCI and the services price index (SPI). These two indexes are key indicators for public decision makers and investors. The surveys of tourism supply and demand are very helpful in filling the existing data gap in this unknown sector. In addition, the project has supported the national accounts rebasing process by conducting a satisfactory assessment of the technical methodology used by the ANSD. 20. These good performances are confirmed by the indicator ‘Percentage of users who are overall satisfied by the official statistics products’ which is associated with this outcome. The project conducted two satisfaction surveys in 2015 and 2017 to measure this indicator. Between 2015 and 2017, these surveys indicated that the satisfaction of users increased from 70 percent to 90 percent against the target of 80 percent target. Outcome 2: ENSAE's capacity is strengthened and attendance of girls has increased Rating: Satisfactory 21. The project helped to strengthen ENSAE's development by supporting the implementation of its strategic development plan. In this context, the project financed the acquisition of computer equipment (including statistical software), furniture, school books, and a minibus. A modern language laboratory to develop the multilinguistic abilities of students and faculty has also been set up. The latter has benefited from study courses and partnerships with renowned universities to develop their teaching capacity. The project has improved the visibility of ENSAE at the continental level by financing the exchange of experiences between ENSAE and the network of statistical schools in Africa through seminars to harmonize programs and identify synergies for sharing information. 22. The promotion of women in statistical education has been a great source of motivation for girls' access to ENSAE. The project contributed significantly to this objective by financing the acquisition of laptops for girl students already admitted to ENSAE and raising awareness among universities and high schools and secondary schools for massive participation of girl students at the entrance examination at ENSAE. As a result, for a reference situation, while 12 girls enrolled at the start of the project, the number of girls enlisted almost tripled to 35 in 2019. This was given the very selective nature of the entrance examination and especially the structural constraints of the Senegalese education system that had led to the low female presence in scientific disciplines. Other Outcomes and Impacts 23. With the additional funding, the project also provided support for the modernization of the business identification system, the digitalization of the Registries of Commerce and the Credit Bureau (RCCM), and the acquisition of computers for regional jurisdiction. The statistical yearbooks of higher education and justice have been updated. Data on poverty and living conditions of households could be updated using a light experimental survey. The first phase of the Recensement Général des Entreprises, volet Agricole (RGE/A) has been finalized. In addition, a platform for microdata access and virtualization of the ANSD's IT infrastructure through the acquisition of high-capacity servers has been realized. The project coordinator was able to ensure the implementation of the project in accordance with the Page 9 of 23 The World Bank Senegal Statistics for Results (P146695) principles enunciated by the Financing Agreement by producing and transmitting regularly and on time the half-yearly Rapport de Suivi Financier (RSF). The same is true for audits. Two user satisfaction surveys were conducted by the coordinator. Training in project management, financial management, and procurement, and study tours was also funded to benefit project staff from good practices and experiences. 24. The overall disbursement rate of funds was around 95 percent. Table 1 summarizes the key achievements by components. Table 1. Senegal - SRF Project Achievements by Component as of April 2019 Component Achievements Production of statistics • Baseline survey completed. Methodology and production of • 6 sets of quarterly data on SPI. the services price index (SPI) (to • Senegal is a pioneer in the production and dissemination of this track price movements of supply indicator at the sub regional level. and demand for services) Methodology and production of • Baseline indexes for the four most common types of construction and a a monthly CCI note on the CCI are available. • Training of ANSD staff on methodology completed. • Quarterly data on CCI since 2016 completed • Extension of geographical coverage and scope of construction index to the national level completed. Production of quarterly Labor • Baseline survey report available on the ANSD’s website. Force Survey (LFS) • Three quarterly LFSs achieved in 2016 and corresponding reports available at the ANSD website—four quarters of 2017 and four quarters of 2018 and the first quarter of 2019 finalized. • Senegal is currently the only Sub-Saharan African country to produce this survey, other than South Africa. Introduction of the TSA into • Tourism surveys on demand and supply: basic data collection need for national accounts the TSA finalized. • Report on demand and supply of tourism sectors and tables 1,5, and 7 for the TSA. National employment survey of • Database on employment of modern enterprises and indicators to the formal sector measure employment of modern enterprises available. Light Pilot Poverty Survey • Methodology to establish a bridge between the results of the 2011 poverty survey and those of the 2018 household survey, resulting in new aggregate for household consumption, completed. RGE/A (Cartography volley) • Agriculture census enumeration maps in the North Region of Senegal available. Computerization of trade • Setup of IT infrastructure for computerization. register (giving one national • Nearly half of archives of enterprises in Dakar over 2005–2010 identification number to each computerized. enterprise) Improvement of administrative • Higher-level education statistics yearbooks: 2015/16 completed; data 2016/17 ongoing. • Justice statistics: harmonized format for data collection on offenses, litigations, victims completed. Page 10 of 23 The World Bank Senegal Statistics for Results (P146695) Improved access to microdata • The IT platform for access to anonymized microdata is available and is and ANSD website being tested in the ANSD intranet ENSAE-Senegal training • Training sessions for ENSAE students on (a) international monetary Support the overall teaching economics by a macroeconomist from AFRISTAT and (b) micro modeling capacity of ENSAE by by a professor from ENSAE-Abidjan. strengthening capacity of For ENSAE: trainers • 4 study/research tours for teachers. • Pedagogic documents and IT equipment/software on statistics (SPSS, STATA). • 14 classrooms equipped with video projectors and projection screens. • 3 meeting rooms equipped with projection screens. • Multilingual laboratory. • Minibus purchased for internship activities. • 2 workshops to promote stronger network among African statistical schools. • 4 teaching missions for professors and managers to other African statistical schools. Facilitating the enrollment of • 29 women graduates for 2013/14 and 2015/16 school years, women representing between 3% and 8% of total enrollment, respectively. • 35 girls enrolled in ENSAE from baseline 12. • 10 laptops given to girls upon enrolment to ENSAE. Reinforcing bilingualism (French • Multilingual laboratory at the ANSD, with appropriate equipment. and English) of students/teachers Project coordination • Baseline User Satisfaction Survey completed in 2015. • Second User Satisfaction Survey for 2016: 90% satisfaction rate (results published in June 2017). • 10 staff received high-level training on project financial management and procurement. • Improved ANSD website by providing servers for an IT platform to help users access microdata. III. KEY FACTORS THAT AFFECTED IMPLEMENTATION AND OUTCOME 25. The alignment of the PDO with the NSDS, institutional anchoring, the qualified statisticians at the ANSD, and the stability of the coordination team on the ANSD side and the management team on the World Bank side were the main factors of success. • The alignment of the PDO with the NSDS has enabled policy makers to show a strong commitment toward the use of data in the formulation, M&E, and implementation of the country's development strategies, including the PSE and the SDGs. This alignment has been the basis for the ownership and sustainability of the main project outcomes by the Government, which has continued to fund them. This is the quarterly device for monitoring demand and supply of employment, the production of construction cost indexes, and service prices. Page 11 of 23 The World Bank Senegal Statistics for Results (P146695) • The institutional anchoring made it easy to mobilize and use the human and physical resources necessary for good implementation. In addition, it made it possible to overcome the risks linked to the high mobility of the technical staff of the project. During project implementation, several people resigned. However, these departures did not affect the continuity of activities too much, given the organization setup within the units in charge of conducting these activities. The ANSD’s access to proven expertise in the project areas was also a key factor for the success. Indeed, the methodologies used were well mastered and tested through pilots to ensure their validity before their application. The resulting products are also subject to extensive verification before publication. The same publication process was done for the price indexes and the national accounts rebasing. • The stability of the coordination team on the side of the ANSD and the management team on the side of the World Bank was a decisive element in the diligent and continuous treatment of requests for the financing of technical activities. 26. However, lack of planning and coordination and poor communication of project outputs, and the long procurement process contributed to slowdown in implementation. These weaknesses were identified at a capitalization workshop, which was organized in preparation of a future initiative. IV. BANK PERFORMANCE, COMPLIANCE ISSUES, AND RISK TO DEVELOPMENT OUTCOME 27. Excellent performance from the World Bank team was acknowledged by the stakeholders and project beneficiaries. With the project task team leader based at the project site, the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) was able to obtain feedback on time. The PIU also receives on a regular basis high-standard technical assistance at the different stages of implementation. The World Bank team conducted several review missions that provided relevant recommendations to improve project implementation. 28. A good collaboration between the PIU and the fiduciary teams of the World Bank as well as the Ministry of Finance had been crucial to the effective implementation of the project. 29. The World Bank fiduciary team also acknowledged the good and robust background preparation work delivered by the PIU coordinator. As a result, the project at the end had an outstanding performance and a disbursement rate at over 95 percent. Almost all the expected products have been delivered and the prospect of sustainability of these products was generally considered by the ANSD. V. LESSONS LEARNED AND RECOMMENDATIONS 30. During the Implementation Completion and Results Report (ICR) mission, the Statistics for Results Project was recognized as a project whose implementation strongly enriched the experience of the ANSD, and the latter was very grateful to the World Bank. The Director General of the ANSD acknowledged that the overall performance was the result of an excellent collaboration between the coordinator and the World Bank since 2014. He emphasized the need to learn from the weaknesses noted in the project implementation process to make necessary corrections for future projects. . Page 12 of 23 The World Bank Senegal Statistics for Results (P146695) ANNEX 1. RESULTS FRAMEWORK AND KEY OUTPUTS A. RESULTS INDICATORS A.1 PDO Indicators Objective/Outcome: To better inform public and private sector decision-makers by filling gaps in the statistical knowledge base in the areas of employment, tourism, construction and services, as identified in the NSDS, Unit of Formally Revised Actual Achieved at Indicator Name Baseline Original Target Measure Target Completion User satisfaction survey (% of Percentage 0.00 80.00 90.00 user who are overall satisfied by the official statistics 30-Jul-2014 05-Mar-2014 31-Dec-2018 products) Comments (achievements against targets): A.2 Intermediate Results Indicators Component: Production of Statistics Unit of Formally Revised Actual Achieved at Indicator Name Baseline Original Target Measure Target Completion Service Price Production Index Yes/No N Y Y Page 13 of 23 The World Bank Senegal Statistics for Results (P146695) 30-Jul-2014 28-Apr-2017 28-Apr-2017 Comments (achievements against targets): Unit of Formally Revised Actual Achieved at Indicator Name Baseline Original Target Measure Target Completion Construction Cost Index Yes/No N Y Y 30-Jul-2014 28-Apr-2017 28-Apr-2017 Prices Cost Construction Yes/No N Y Y Y Index (ICC) is available at National and five big zones 15-May-2017 30-Oct-2018 31-Jan-2019 31-Jan-2019 level Comments (achievements against targets): Unit of Formally Revised Actual Achieved at Indicator Name Baseline Original Target Measure Target Completion Quarter Labor Force Surveys Yes/No N Y Y 30-Jul-2014 28-Apr-2017 28-Apr-2017 Comments (achievements against targets): Page 14 of 23 The World Bank Senegal Statistics for Results (P146695) Unit of Formally Revised Actual Achieved at Indicator Name Baseline Original Target Measure Target Completion Price Index for Production of Yes/No N Y Y Services 30-Jul-2014 28-Apr-2017 28-Apr-2017 Comments (achievements against targets): Unit of Formally Revised Actual Achieved at Indicator Name Baseline Original Target Measure Target Completion Satellite Tourism Account Yes/No N Y N 30-Jul-2014 28-Apr-2017 28-Apr-2017 Comments (achievements against targets): The project has achieved three main outputs: (i) the collection of the basic data necessary to produce the Tourism Satellite Account (TSA), (ii) a detailed report on both the demand and the supply sides of the tourism sectors, and the availability of tables 1, 5 and 7 to be used for the TSA. Unit of Formally Revised Actual Achieved at Indicator Name Baseline Original Target Measure Target Completion The cartography data of the Yes/No N Y Y agricultural enterprises census are available 15-May-2017 31-Jan-2019 31-Jan-2019 Page 15 of 23 The World Bank Senegal Statistics for Results (P146695) Comments (achievements against targets): The project has contributed to the carry out the cartography data in the North of the Country. Unit of Formally Revised Actual Achieved at Indicator Name Baseline Original Target Measure Target Completion Employment survey (Enterprise Yes/No N Y Y volley/Supply side) is implemented 15-May-2017 31-Jan-2019 31-Jan-2019 Comments (achievements against targets): Unit of Formally Revised Actual Achieved at Indicator Name Baseline Original Target Measure Target Completion The enterprises sample frame Yes/No N Y Y RNEA is regularly updated 15-May-2017 31-Jan-2019 31-Jan-2019 The co-dependent systems of Yes/No N Y Y the RNEA are interconnected 15-May-2017 31-Jan-2019 31-Jan-2019 The trade register (RCCM) is Yes/No N Y Y computerized 15-May-2017 31-Jan-2019 31-Jan-2019 Page 16 of 23 The World Bank Senegal Statistics for Results (P146695) The report of the study on Yes/No N Y N N demography of enterprises is elaborated 15-May-2017 31-Jan-2019 31-Jan-2019 Comments (achievements against targets): Unit of Formally Revised Actual Achieved at Indicator Name Baseline Original Target Measure Target Completion A light Poverty survey is Yes/No N Y Y implemented 15-May-2017 31-Jan-2019 31-Jan-2019 Comments (achievements against targets): Unit of Formally Revised Actual Achieved at Indicator Name Baseline Original Target Measure Target Completion Updated data on high Yes/No N Y Y education school are accessible 15-May-2017 31-Jan-2019 31-Jan-2019 Comments (achievements against targets): Component: ENSAE–Senegal & Training Page 17 of 23 The World Bank Senegal Statistics for Results (P146695) Unit of Formally Revised Actual Achieved at Indicator Name Baseline Original Target Measure Target Completion Student with good English level Percentage 8.00 60.00 90.00 90.00 30-Jul-2014 28-Apr-2017 31-Jan-2019 31-Jan-2019 Comments (achievements against targets): Unit of Formally Revised Actual Achieved at Indicator Name Baseline Original Target Measure Target Completion Girls enrolled in ENSAE Percentage 12.00 18.00 35.00 35.00 30-Jul-2014 28-Apr-2017 31-Jan-2018 31-Jan-2017 Comments (achievements against targets): The indicator unit is number and not percentage. The number of girls enrolled in ENSAE has significantly increased because of the gender promotion activities supported by the project. Component: Project coordination, monitoring and evaluation Unit of Formally Revised Actual Achieved at Indicator Name Baseline Original Target Measure Target Completion ANSD’s administrative and Yes/No N Y Y Page 18 of 23 The World Bank Senegal Statistics for Results (P146695) financial unit has strong 15-May-2017 31-Jan-2019 31-Jan-2019 capacity on procurement and financial management of Bank’s project Comments (achievements against targets): Unit of Formally Revised Actual Achieved at Indicator Name Baseline Original Target Measure Target Completion Anonymized micro data are Yes/No N Y Y accessible in ANSD website 15-May-2017 31-Jan-2019 31-Jan-2019 Comments (achievements against targets): The platform has been already set up, and is currently being test internally through ANSD intranet system before being deployed for external using. Unlinked Indicators Unit of Formally Revised Actual Achieved at Indicator Name Baseline Original Target Measure Target Completion Statistics on crime and Yes/No N Y N N delinquency are available 15-May-2017 30-Apr-2018 31-Jan-2019 31-Jan-2019 Page 19 of 23 The World Bank Senegal Statistics for Results (P146695) Comments (achievements against targets): The activity related to this indicator has been changed. Unit of Formally Revised Actual Achieved at Indicator Name Baseline Original Target Measure Target Completion The gap recorded on Yes/No N Y N N administrative labor statistics in the period 2012-2016 is 15-May-2017 30-Oct-2018 31-Jan-2019 31-Jan-2019 filled Comments (achievements against targets): The activity related to this indicator has been canceled and changed. Unit of Formally Revised Actual Achieved at Indicator Name Baseline Original Target Measure Target Completion Yearbooks on the number of Yes/No N Y N N civil servants by categories, gender, wage bill, age pyramid 15-May-2017 30-Oct-2018 31-Jan-2019 31-Jan-2019 are produced Comments (achievements against targets): The activity related to this indicator has been canceled and changed. Page 20 of 23 The World Bank Senegal Statistics for Results (P146695) Page 21 of 23 The World Bank Senegal Statistics for Results (P146695) . A. ORGANIZATION OF THE ASSESSMENT OF THE PDO Objective/Outcome 1 - Public and private decision-makers are better informed by bridging the statistical data gap in employment, tourism, construction, and services as identified in the NSDS. 1. two user satisfaction surveys were conducted respectively in 2015 and 2017. The results from these surveys indicated high Outcome Indicators level of user satisfaction with good progression during the period. 1. Methodology and production of the Services Prices Index 2. Methodology and Production of the Cost Construction Index Intermediate Results Indicators 3. Production of the quarter Labor Force Survey (LFS) 4. Production of tourism data Component 1: Production of Statistics 1. Quarterly Services Prices Index accessible on ANSD website 2. Quarterly Cost Construction Index data accessible on ANSD Key Outputs by Component website (linked to the achievement of the 3. Quarterly Labor Force Surveys produced Objective/Outcome 1) Component 3: Coordination 4. Two rounds of Users Satisfaction Surveys carried out Objective/Outcome 2 - ENSAE's capacity is strengthened and attendance of girls has increased 1. The number of girls enrolled in ENSAE has significantly increased (from 12 at the project beginning to 35 at project Outcome Indicators end) because of the gender promotion activities supported by the project. 1. The overall teaching and learning capacity has been strengthened Intermediate Results Indicators 2. The bilingualism (French/English) of Teachers and Students has improved to thanks of the Laboratory of languish Component 3: Coordination 1. Laptops given to girls upon enrolment to ENSAE 2. Pedagogic documents and IT equipment/software on statistics (SPSS, STATA). Key Outputs by Component 3. Classrooms equipped with video projectors and projection (linked to the achievement of the screens. Objective/Outcome 2) 4. Multilingual laboratory, with appropriated equipment 5. Mini bus purchased for internship activities. 6. Workshops to promote stronger network among African statistical schools. Page 22 of 23 The World Bank Senegal Statistics for Results (P146695) ANNEX 2. PROJECT COST BY COMPONENT Actual at Project Amount at Approval Components Closing (US$, Percentage of Approval (US$, millions) millions) Production of Statistics 2.20 2.04 93 ENSAE-Senegal & Training 0.40 0.40 99 Project Coordination, 0.60 0.60 99 Monitoring and Evaluation Total 3.20 3.04 95 Page 23 of 23 The World Bank Senegal Statistics for Results (P146695) ANNEX 3. RECIPIENT, CO-FINANCIER AND OTHER PARTNER/STAKEHOLDER COMMENTS 1. The project had been successful, made important achievements, and provided good practices and lessons. The project achievements include, among others, the credible outputs that improved the efficiency of public policies and strengthened the NSS entities, including justice and higher education. The project had also enabled the ANSD to assess its strengths and potentially achieve its objective of statistical development at the national level. 2. However, the capitalization process of the project had provided recommendations that will help • The World Bank to improve its future interventions on statistics and • The ANSD to better organize and effectively combine its potential with its knowledge to achieve its objective of enhancing the quality of statistics produced by all the NSSs and to make the NSS an icon in the subregion. 3. In sum, the assessment of the project model suggests applying it to the next NSDS to better meet the needs of the PSE and especially SDGs. Page 24 of 23