The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Getting to Best in Education (P162089) Getting to Best in Education (P162089) AFRICA | Liberia | Education Global Practice | Recipient Executed Activities | Investment Project Financing | FY 2018 | Seq No: 3 | ARCHIVED on 17-Jan-2020 | ISR39684 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Education, Ministry of Finance and Development Planning Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 17-May-2018 Effectiveness Date: 25-Jun-2018 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 30-Jun-2020 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2022 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2022 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objectives (PDOs) are to : (a) improve equitable access to early childhood education, teacher quality in early childhood education (ECE), and primary education in targeted disadvantaged counties, and (b) strengthen National School Accountability Systems. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Improving the Quality and Access to Early Childhood Education in Targeted Counties:(Cost $2.90 M) Supporting Teacher Training and Certification in Targeted Counties:(Cost $1.60 M) Improving school management, accountability, and systems monitoring:(Cost $2.00 M) Achieving Better Learning through Improved Equity, Efficiency, and Accountability:(Cost $3.57 M) Project Management and Sector Program Support and Coordination:(Cost $1.00 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Project Grant Agreement was signed on June 19, 2018 and became effective on June 25, 2018, meeting the effectiveness condition (submission of Project Implementation Manual satisfactory to the World Bank). As of June 2019, the Project Delivery Team (PDT) team is staffed and operational. The Ministry is demonstrating ongoing commitment to the Project and ensuring progress towards achievement of the PDO-level indicators' targets and overall Project implementation progress in year 2 of implementation. Limited institutional capacity and the constrained fiscal environment are the leading causes of Project implementation delays. 1/17/2020 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Getting to Best in Education (P162089) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability Substantial Substantial Substantial Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Moderate Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other Substantial Substantial Substantial Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Improving the quality and access to ECD in targeted disadvantaged counties IN00777430 ►Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 43,000.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 27-Aug-2018 27-Aug-2018 29-Dec-2021 IN00777478 Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 47.00 IN00788113 ►Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning (Number, Corporate) 1/17/2020 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Getting to Best in Education (P162089) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 8,110.00 8,110.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 -- 18-Dec-2019 29-Dec-2021 IN00788114 Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 3,881.00 3,881.00 IN00788428 Early Childhood Education - Total number of Female (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 3,881.00 3,881.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 -- 18-Dec-2019 29-Dec-2021 IN00788429 Primary Education - Total number of female (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 0.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 -- 18-Dec-2019 29-Dec-2021 IN00788430 Secondary Education - Total number of Female (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 0.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 -- 18-Dec-2019 29-Dec-2021 IN00788431 Tertiary Education - Total number of female (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 0.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 -- 18-Dec-2019 29-Dec-2021 IN00788436 Workforce Development and Vocational Education (TVET) - Total number of Female (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 0.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 -- 18-Dec-2019 29-Dec-2021 IN00788422 ►Teachers recruited or trained (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 199.00 199.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 -- 18-Dec-2019 29-Dec-2021 1/17/2020 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Getting to Best in Education (P162089) IN00788423 Number of teachers recruited (Number, Corporate Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 0.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 -- 18-Dec-2019 29-Dec-2021 IN00788424 Teachers recruited or trained - Female (RMS requirement) (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 199.00 199.00 IN00788425 Number of teachers trained (Number, Corporate Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 0.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 -- 18-Dec-2019 29-Dec-2021 increasing enrollment and improving access to education IN00777429 ►Net Enrollment Rate (NER) in ECE in the targeted counties (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 23.00 23.00 23.00 27.00 Date 30-Oct-2015 27-Aug-2018 27-Aug-2018 29-Dec-2021 Supporting Teacher training and certification in Targeted counties IN00777476 ►Share of qualified ECE and primary education teachers in the targeted counties (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 45.77 45.77 45.77 60.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 27-Aug-2018 27-Aug-2018 29-Dec-2021 Improving school management, accountability and systems monitoring IN00777477 ►Percentage of public schools receiving feedback from a School Quality Assessment (SQA) visit annually in targeted counties (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 27-Aug-2018 27-Aug-2018 29-Dec-2021 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components 1/17/2020 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Getting to Best in Education (P162089) Access to ECD in targeted counties IN00777480 ►Percentage of eligible public schools receiving ECE grants in targeted counties (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 90.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 27-Aug-2018 27-Aug-2018 29-Dec-2021 Support teacher training and certification in targeted counties IN00777481 ►Number of trained ECE caregivers placed in community-based ECE centers in the targeted counties (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 27-Aug-2018 27-Aug-2018 29-Dec-2021 IN00777483 ►Number of teachers receiving ECE C certificate (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 560.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 27-Aug-2018 27-Aug-2018 29-Dec-2021 IN00777485 ►Number of primary teachers receiving accelerated C certificate (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 560.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 27-Aug-2018 27-Aug-2018 29-Dec-2021 IN00777486 ►Number of school principals awarded certification (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,300.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 27-Aug-2018 27-Aug-2018 29-Dec-2021 Improving school management, accountability and systems monitoring IN00777482 ►Percentage of SQA reports completed for public schools in targeted counties (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 75.00 1/17/2020 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Getting to Best in Education (P162089) Date 29-Dec-2017 27-Aug-2018 27-Aug-2018 29-Dec-2021 IN00777484 ►Establishment of national school quality standards (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 29-Dec-2017 27-Aug-2018 27-Aug-2018 29-Dec-2021 Project Management and sector program support and coordination IN00777479 ►Number of annual project progress reports publicly accessible (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 Date 29-Dec-2017 27-Aug-2018 27-Aug-2018 29-Dec-2021 Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P162089 TF-A7093 Effective USD 11.07 11.07 0.00 1.89 9.18 17% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P162089 TF-A7093 Effective 17-May-2018 19-Jun-2018 25-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2022 30-Jun-2022 Cumulative Disbursements 1/17/2020 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Getting to Best in Education (P162089) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) P170418-Liberia GPE Getting to Best MCA 1/17/2020 Page 7 of 7