The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Costa Rica Higher Education (P123146) Costa Rica Higher Education (P123146) LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN | Costa Rica | Education Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2013 | Seq No: 12 | ARCHIVED on 21-Feb-2019 | ISR35331 | Implementing Agencies: Republic of Costa Rica, CONARE Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 27-Sep-2012 Effectiveness Date: 31-Jul-2013 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 25-Jul-2016 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 02-Sep-2016 Original Closing Date: 31-Dec-2017 Revised Closing Date: 31-Dec-2019 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The objectives of the Project are to improve access and quality, to increase investments in innovation and scientific and technological development, as well as to upgrade institutional management, all in Costa Rica’s public higher education system. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component 1. Institutional Improvement Agreements (AMIs):(Cost $200.00 M) Strengthening institutional capacity for quality enhancement 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 Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions Project implementation is fully underway. Most of the PDO indicators are on track to be achieved in line with planned targets. Progress Reports on implementation are publicly disclosed in all universities. 2/21/2019 Page 1 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Costa Rica Higher Education (P123146) 2/21/2019 Page 2 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Costa Rica Higher Education (P123146) 2/21/2019 Page 3 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Costa Rica Higher Education (P123146) 2/21/2019 Page 4 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Costa Rica Higher Education (P123146) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic -- Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies -- Low Low Technical Design of Project or Program -- Low Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability -- Low Low Fiduciary -- Moderate Moderate Environment and Social -- Moderate Moderate Stakeholders -- Low Low Other -- Moderate Moderate Overall -- Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Improve access IN00608544 ►1. Improve Access. Total Number of under-graduate, on-site students enrolled in the four universities participating in the Project. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 88,017.00 102,605.00 102,605.00 102,814.00 2/21/2019 Page 5 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Costa Rica Higher Education (P123146) Date 30-Jun-2012 13-Jun-2018 07-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2019 IN00608576 ►2. Improve Access. Total number of post-graduate, on-site students enrolled in the four universities participating in the Project. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 6,885.00 7,039.00 7,039.00 7,524.00 Date 30-Jun-2012 13-Jun-2018 07-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2019 Improve Quality IN00608578 ►3. Improve Quality. Total number of officially accredited programs in the four universities participating in the Project. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 47.00 106.00 106.00 85.00 Date 30-Jun-2012 13-Jun-2018 07-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2019 Increase investments in innovation and scientific and technological development IN00608581 ►4. Increase Investments in innovation and scientific and technological development. Resources invested in research and development (R&D) in the four universities participating in the Project. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 31,451.00 56,657.00 56,657.00 63,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2012 13-Jun-2018 07-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2019 Upgrade institutional management IN00608583 ►5. Upgrade institutional management. Yearly publication of the self-evaluation of the "Annual Operational Plan" on the websites of the four universities participating in the Project. (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 30-Jun-2012 13-Jun-2018 07-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2017 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1. Institutional Improvement Agreements (AMIs) IN00608545 ►1. Total number of first-year students enrolled in undergraduate degrees in the four universities participating in the Project. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 21,433.00 21,937.00 21,937.00 26,797.00 2/21/2019 Page 6 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Costa Rica Higher Education (P123146) Date 30-Jun-2012 13-Jun-2018 07-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2019 IN00608577 ►2. Total number of undergraduate students enrolled in priority areas in the four universities participating in the Project. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 48,270.00 60,531.00 60,531.00 57,492.00 Date 30-Jun-2012 13-Jun-2018 07-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2019 IN00608579 ►3. Total number of postgraduate students enrolled in priority areas in the four universities participating in the Project. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 4,064.00 44.00 4,451.00 4,221.00 Date 30-Jun-2012 13-Jun-2018 07-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2019 IN00608580 ►4. Total number of full-time equivalent faculty members who hold a masters degree in the four universities participating in Project. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1,926.00 2,697.00 2,697.00 2,199.00 Date 30-Jun-2012 13-Jun-2018 07-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2019 IN00608582 ►5. Total number of full-time equivalent faculty members who hold a doctoral degree in the four universities participating in the Project. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 591.00 964.00 964.00 794.00 Date 30-Jun-2012 13-Jun-2018 07-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2019 IN00608584 ►6. Full-time equivalent faculty members who undertake research activities in the four universities participating in the Project. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 581.00 637.00 637.00 692.00 Date 30-Jun-2012 13-Jun-2018 07-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2019 IN00608585 ►7. Staff who receive a scholarship to do postgraduate studies abroad from the four universities participating in the Project. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 149.00 149.00 166.00 Date 30-Jun-2012 13-Jun-2018 07-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2019 IN00608586 ►8. Number of published articles in indexed journals. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 2/21/2019 Page 7 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Costa Rica Higher Education (P123146) Value 422.00 669.00 669.00 587.00 Date 30-Jun-2012 13-Jun-2018 07-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2019 IN00608587 ►9.Number of graduates from the four universities participating in the Project. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 10,364.00 13,710.00 13,710.00 12,055.00 Date 30-Jun-2012 13-Jun-2018 07-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2019 IN00608588 ►10. Yearly publication on the web of the results of the Institutional Improvement Plan. (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 30-Jun-2012 13-Jun-2018 07-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2019 IN00608589 ►11. Percentage of budget allocated to infrastructure and equipment in the four universities participating in the Project. (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 30.91 23.10 23.10 30.15 Date 30-Jun-2012 13-Jun-2018 07-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2019 IN00608590 ►12. Direct Project Beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 109,644.00 109,644.00 106,854.00 Date 30-Jun-2012 13-Jun-2018 13-Jun-2018 31-Dec-2019 IN00608596 ►18. Total number of indigenous students enrolled in the four participating public universities. (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 634.00 792.00 792.00 912.00 Date 31-Dec-2014 28-Nov-2017 07-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2019 Component 2. Strengthening institutional capacity for quality enhancement IN00608591 ►13. Total number of undergraduate programs that undergo external evaluation. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 64.00 142.00 156.00 160.00 Date 30-Jun-2012 28-Nov-2017 07-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2019 IN00608592 2/21/2019 Page 8 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Costa Rica Higher Education (P123146) ►14. Total number of graduate programs that undergo external evaluation. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 12.00 14.00 20.00 Date 30-Jun-2012 28-Nov-2017 07-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2019 IN00608593 ►15. Number of professionals trained to carry out self-evaluation on behalf of HEIs’ and external evaluation on behalf of SINAES. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 100.00 744.00 835.00 850.00 Date 30-Jun-2012 28-Nov-2017 07-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2019 IN00608594 ►16. Comparable studies for monitoring graduates' insertion in the labor market carried out using representative samples by OLaP. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Second study Second study completed completed and Terms of reference for and disseminated. Third disseminated. Third Results of the second Value the 2 studies approved study carrying out April to study carrying out April study are disseminated by OLaP November 2017 to November 2017 Date 30-Jun-2012 28-Nov-2017 07-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2019 IN00608595 ►17. Progress in the consolidation of the Information System of the Public University Higher Education (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Dissemination of data Manual of Indicators is Manual of Indicators is Some parts of SIESUE to the university Value completed and data is completed and data is are conceptualized community and to disseminated disseminated society at large Date 30-Jun-2012 28-Nov-2017 07-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2019 Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P123146 IBRD-81940 Effective USD 200.00 200.00 0.00 179.36 20.64 90% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P123146 IBRD-81940 Effective 27-Sep-2012 06-Nov-2012 31-Jul-2013 31-Dec-2017 31-Dec-2019 2/21/2019 Page 9 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Costa Rica Higher Education (P123146) Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 09-Aug-2017 ,Level 2 Approved on 31-Oct-2018 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 2/21/2019 Page 10 of 10