Supporting Education Reform in Targeted Circuits

Abstract*

The development objective of the Supporting Education Reform in Targeted Circuits Project for Ecuador is to increase enrollment in early education and improve the persistence rate in lower secondary education and upper secondary education in the targeted circuits. The project comprises of two components. The first component, improving school services in targeted circuits aim to improve the actual and perceived quality of education services, accessed... Show More

Development Objective

The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase enrollment in early education and improve the persistence rate in lower secondary education and upper secondary education in the targeted circuits.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P152096
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Ciro Avitabile
Borrower 2
Republic of Ecuador

Country
Ecuador
Disclosure Date
February 6, 2015
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
October 14, 2015
Effective Date
February 9, 2016

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 201.00 million
Implementing Agency
INEVAL,Ministry of Education
Region
Latin America and Caribbean
Fiscal Year 3
2016

Commitment Amount
US$ 178.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Last Update Date
July 10, 2023
Closing Date
December 31, 2022

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Education100%
- FY17 - Access to Education50%
- FY17 - Education Financing50%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Borrower/Recipient	23.00
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	178.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	178.00
IDA Commitment	N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment	178.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	201.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of March 31, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Dec 22, 2022	IBRD-85420	Loan Disb	19,020,692.00
Oct 15, 2017	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	216,956.80
Apr 15, 2023	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	3,207,950.20
Oct 15, 2023	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	11,638.53
Oct 15, 2023	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	4,045,623.00
Apr 15, 2024	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	4,324,693.50
Apr 15, 2024	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	11,620.29
Oct 14, 2015	IBRD-85420	Loan Commitment	178,000,000.00
Mar 10, 2020	IBRD-85420	Loan Cancel	12,700,000.00
Apr 15, 2021	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	439,510.50
Apr 15, 2021	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	18,997.96
Apr 15, 2021	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	76,878.63
Oct 15, 2021	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	96,516.39
Oct 15, 2021	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	434,560.00
Apr 15, 2022	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	87,283.63
Apr 15, 2022	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	417,535.00
Feb 18, 2022	IBRD-85420	Loan Disb	22,696,064.00
Oct 15, 2022	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	1,118,745.90
Oct 15, 2022	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	51,666.18
Oct 15, 2022	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	68,068.56
Nov 17, 2022	IBRD-85420	Loan Disb	26,000,000.00
Oct 15, 2022	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	8,705.35
Apr 15, 2019	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	177,923.22
Apr 15, 2019	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	747,124.75
Oct 15, 2019	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	176,359.55
Oct 15, 2019	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	792,517.40
Oct 30, 2019	IBRD-85420	Loan Disb	11,000,000.00
Sep 27, 2018	IBRD-85420	Loan Cancel	40,000,000.00
Apr 16, 2020	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	8,457.23
Apr 16, 2020	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	850,485.70
Oct 15, 2020	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	93,129.72
Oct 15, 2020	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	682,529.25
Oct 15, 2017	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	64,449.99
Oct 2, 2017	IBRD-85420	Loan Disb	8,600,000.00
Apr 15, 2018	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	765.75
Apr 15, 2018	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	8,645.17
Apr 15, 2018	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	205,812.23
Apr 15, 2018	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	200,834.02
Jul 30, 2018	IBRD-85420	Loan Disb	16,200,000.00
Nov 29, 2018	IBRD-85420	Loan Disb	8,200,000.00
Oct 15, 2018	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	198,399.27
Oct 15, 2018	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	403,862.90
Feb 16, 2016	IBRD-85420	Fee Charges	445,000.00
Apr 15, 2016	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	21,885.25
Oct 15, 2016	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	218,536.81
Oct 15, 2016	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	39,486.60
Jun 2, 2016	IBRD-85420	Loan Disb	4,297,860.00
Apr 15, 2017	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	216,279.25
Apr 15, 2017	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	61,055.90
Apr 15, 2023	IBRD-85420	Int Charges	26,310.59

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2022-12-20
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2022-12-20
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2022-12-20
Project Management	Satisfactory	2022-12-20
Overall Safeguards Rating	Satisfactory	2022-12-20
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2022-12-20
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2022-12-20
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2022-12-20
Overall Safeguards Rating	Satisfactory	2022-12-20

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 06-29-2023
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 03-06-2024	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance		N/a
Government Performance		N/a
Implementing Agency		N/a
Icr Quality	Substantial	N/a
M&e Quality	Modest	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Persistence rate from lower through upper secondary education Value 75.72 85.24 77.29
Date December 31, 2015 February 14, 2023 December 29, 2023
Comment
Enrollment in early education in the targeted circuits Value 7396.00 8667.00 7474.00
Date December 29, 2017 February 14, 2023 December 30, 2022
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Percentage of students from the targeted circuits attending targeted public schools that receive infrastructure and equipment in compliance with MINEDUC's standards	Value	1.89	17.24	16.04
	Date	December 29, 2017	February 14, 2023	December 30, 2022
	Comment

Number of implementation phases completed of the new EMIS (Number) Value 0.00 1.00 1.00
Date December 31, 2015 December 8, 2022 December 31, 2021
Comment
Number of teachers that have received in-service training (of which % female) (Number) Value 0.00 2136.00 4226.00
Date December 31, 2015 February 14, 2023 March 31, 2022
Comment
Number of studies financed with Project funds to study the Project's impact on equity, quality and coverage (Number) Value 0.00 1.00 1.00
Date December 31, 2015 February 14, 2023 December 30, 2022
Comment
Number of teachers that have completed graduate-level studies in selected subjects (of which % of female) (Number) Value 0.00 463.00 463.00
Date December 31, 2015 December 8, 2022 December 31, 2019
Comment
Number of public schools that offer adaptive computer assisted learning to their students (Number) Value 0.00 227.00 227.00
Date December 31, 2015 December 8, 2022 December 31, 2021
Comment
Percentage of the teachers in public schools who received the ICT kit and use it to register information (Percentage) Value 0.00 100.00 100.00
Date December 31, 2015 December 8, 2022 December 31, 2019
Comment
Number of evaluations and pilots conducted in a given time period Value 0.00 5.00 5.00
Date January 1, 2020 December 8, 2022 December 31, 2021
Comment

Number of surveys on beneficiary communities’ satisfaction in the targeted circuits regarding: (i) the process of social managementand (ii) the results of the implemented new school “hubs.” (Number)	Value	0.00	2.00	0.00
	Date	December 31, 2015	February 14, 2023	December 31, 2021
	Comment

Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning Value 0.00 25387.00 21624.00
Date December 31, 2015 February 14, 2023 December 30, 2022
Comment
Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning - Female Value 0.00 4974.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Enrollment in early education in the targeted circuits (3-years old) Value 5265.00 3667.00 2175.00
Date December 29, 2017 February 14, 2023 December 30, 2022
Comment
Approved criteria for selection of schools benefiting from reopening interventions Value No Yes Yes
Date August 10, 2021 December 8, 2022 December 31, 2021
Comment

Persistence rate from lower through upper secondary education	Value	75.72	85.24	77.29
	Date	December 31, 2015	February 14, 2023	December 29, 2023
	Comment

Enrollment in early education in the targeted circuits	Value	7396.00	8667.00	7474.00
	Date	December 29, 2017	February 14, 2023	December 30, 2022
	Comment

Enrollment in early education in the targeted circuits (3-years old)	Value	5265.00	3667.00	2175.00
	Date	December 29, 2017	February 14, 2023	December 30, 2022
	Comment

Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning - Female	Value	0.00	4974.00	0.00
	Date
	Comment