| Financier | Commitments |
|---|---|
| UK: British Department for International Development (DFID) | 109.30 |
| FINLAND: Ministry for Foreign Affairs | 23.61 |
| IDA Credit | 300.00 |
| Global Partnership for Education Fund | 16.70 |
| UN Children's Fund | 4.00 |
| NORWAY: Ministry of Foreign Affairs | 11.00 |
| Miscellaneous 1 | 4.90 |
| Education for All - Fast Track Initiative | 121.75 |
| IDA Grant | 55.00 |
Ethiopia General Education Quality Improvement Program for Equity
Abstract*
The development objective of General Education Quality Improvement Program for Equity Project is to assist the government of Ethiopia in improving internal efficiency, equitable access, and quality in general education. The Program (PforR) will focus on selected subprograms/activities in the first three of the government Program’s six priority programs, covering pre-primary, primary and secondary education (Grades 0-12). These are: capacity development... Show More
Development Objective
The Program Development Objective (PDO) is to improve internal efficiency, equitable access, and quality in general education (O-Class to Grade 12)
Key Details
Project Details
P163050
Active
Abdul Sofizada , Ademe Hailu
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia,Ministry of Finance
October 24, 2017
(as of board presentation)
December 19, 2017
December 21, 2017
US$ 582.50 million
Ministry of Education
2018
US$ 646.26 million
N/A
May 28, 2024
April 8, 2025
BANK APPROVED
Finances
Financing Plan (US$ Millions)
Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)
| Product Line | IBRD/IDA |
|---|---|
| IBRD Commitment | N/A |
| IDA Commitment | 355.00 |
| IBRD + IDA Commitment | 355.00 |
| Lending Instrument | |
|---|---|
| Grant Amount | 291.26 |
| Total Project Cost** | 582.50 |
Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of February 28, 2025
No data available.
| Period | Financier | Transaction Type | Amount (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2022 | IDA-D8080 | Loan Disb | 863,133.60 |
| May 3, 2024 | IDA-D2620 | Loan Disb | 3,506,401.00 |
| Feb 3, 2023 | IDA-D8080 | Loan Disb | 284,122.12 |
| Aug 3, 2023 | IDA-D8080 | Loan Disb | 2,806,482.00 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | IDA-D8080 | Loan Disb | 12,212,928.00 |
| Feb 5, 2024 | IDA-D8080 | Loan Disb | -69,544.50 |
| Jul 18, 2024 | IDA-D8080 | Loan Disb | 10,233,839.00 |
| Dec 19, 2017 | IDA-D2620 | Loan Commitment | 300,000,000.00 |
| May 5, 2023 | IDA-D8080 | Loan Disb | 619,985.56 |
| Aug 9, 2023 | IDA-D2620 | Loan Disb | 7,011,392.00 |
| May 7, 2021 | IDA-D8080 | Loan Commitment | 55,000,000.00 |
| May 17, 2024 | IDA-D2620 | Loan Disb | 103,050.00 |
| Aug 30, 2018 | IDA-D2620 | Loan Disb | 19,968,468.00 |
| Jul 16, 2019 | IDA-D2620 | Loan Disb | 546,343.25 |
| Jan 11, 2019 | IDA-D2620 | Loan Disb | 781,515.94 |
| Mar 19, 2018 | IDA-D2620 | Loan Disb | 41,305,904.00 |
| May 13, 2020 | IDA-D2620 | Loan Disb | 491,680.38 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | IDA-D2620 | Loan Disb | 32,488,208.00 |
| Jan 2, 2020 | IDA-D2620 | Loan Disb | 264,134.22 |
| Jul 30, 2020 | IDA-D2620 | Loan Disb | 23,089,550.00 |
| Jun 29, 2020 | IDA-D2620 | Loan Disb | 5,006,278.00 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | IDA-D2620 | Loan Disb | 5,078,055.00 |
| Dec 28, 2020 | IDA-D2620 | Loan Disb | 50,248,140.00 |
| Jan 6, 2021 | IDA-D2620 | Loan Disb | 1,003,576.20 |
| Dec 7, 2020 | IDA-D2620 | Loan Disb | 110,756.10 |
| Apr 30, 2021 | IDA-D2620 | Loan Disb | 588,763.56 |
| Oct 27, 2021 | IDA-D2620 | Loan Disb | 645,719.56 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | IDA-D2620 | Loan Disb | 79,492,016.00 |
| Mar 7, 2023 | IDA-D2620 | Loan Disb | 15,879,237.00 |
| Mar 7, 2023 | IDA-D2620 | Loan Disb | 395,403.56 |
Ratings
IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS
| Name | Review | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Progress towards achievement of PDO | Moderately Satisfactory | 2024-11-08 |
| Monitoring and Evaluation | Moderately Satisfactory | 2024-11-08 |
| Overall Implementation Progress (IP) | Moderately Satisfactory | 2024-11-08 |
COMPLETION RATINGS
No data available.
INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS
No data available.
Results Framework
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS
| INDICATOR | BASELINE | CURRENT | TARGET |
|---|
G2/G1 enrolment ratio – nation-wide Value 76.00 88.60 80.00 Date July 7, 2016 April 18, 2024 June 7, 2022 Comment Survival rates to G5 – nation-wide Value 56.50 56.50 58.00 Date July 7, 2016 April 18, 2024 June 30, 2023 Comment Improved girls-to-boys ratio in Grade 8 in Afar, Ethiopia Somali and Benishangul-Gumuz Value 63.00 79.10 71.00 Date July 7, 2016 April 18, 2024 July 7, 2023 Comment Gross enrolment rate in Afar, Ethiopia Somali and Benishangul-Gumuz, Grades 1-8 Value 92.00 85.90 93.00 Date July 7, 2016 April 18, 2024 June 30, 2023 Comment Average % of students in Grade 2 who can read at functional fluency level or above in Mother Tongue Value 25 23 25 Date June 29, 2018 April 18, 2024 July 7, 2023 Comment Average % of students in G8 who perform at basic proficiency level or above in English in P1 schools Value ENG: 52%M: 55%F: 48%(NLA 2018/19) Eng: 61%M= 65%F= 58%(2021/22 NLA) ENG: 55%M: 58%F: 51%(NLA 2021/22) Date May 31, 2019 April 18, 2024 June 30, 2022 Comment Average % of students in G8 who perform @ basic proficiency level or above in maths in P1 schools Value Math: 55%M= 59F= 50(2018/19 NLA) Math: 60%M= 62%F= 59%(2021/22 NLA) Math: 58%M: 62%F: 53%(NLA 2021/22) Date May 31, 2019 April 18, 2024 July 7, 2022 Comment
INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS
| INDICATOR | BASELINE | CURRENT | TARGET |
|---|
IR Indicator 8.10: Costed timebound plan approved by Government for transfer of remaining refugee primary and secondary schools to MoE/REB administration Value No Yes Yes Date March 1, 2021 April 18, 2024 March 31, 2025 Comment IR Indicator 8.11: Number of refugee-hosting areas in which innovation activities for girls' empowerment and learning completed Value 0.00 2.00 6.00 Date March 1, 2021 April 18, 2024 March 31, 2025 Comment IR Indicator 8.12: Number of refugee-hosting areas in which innovation activities (technology supported or manual) for self-directed learning for COVID-19 recovery completed Value 0.00 2.00 6.00 Date March 1, 2021 April 18, 2024 March 31, 2025 Comment IR Indicator 6.2: % of Phase 1 schools are visited by cluster supervisors and key teachers at least Value 0 99.8 Excluding conflict affected areas of Tigray a 95 Date July 7, 2016 April 18, 2024 July 7, 2023 Comment IR Indicator 1.1: Gross intake ratio (GIR) at Grade 1 Value 175.80 135.80 140.00 Date July 7, 2016 April 18, 2024 July 7, 2023 Comment IR Indictor 3.1: GER of girls in upper primary in Afar, Ethiopia Somali and Benishangul-Gumuz Value 39.00 45.40 50.00 Date July 7, 2016 April 18, 2024 July 7, 2023 Comment IR Indicator 2.2: % of schools that publicly display school report cards Value 0.00 78.6 75 Date July 7, 2016 April 18, 2024 July 7, 2023 Comment IR Indicator 2.1: % of best performing schools, having largest improvement in the G2/G1 enrolment ratio and G5 survival rates, thatreceive performance-based awards by March 31 Value 0 92.8% (3,248 out of the 3,500 eligible schools) re 90 Date December 27, 2017 April 18, 2024 July 7, 2023 Comment IR Indicator 1.3: % of O-Classes in Phase 1 schools upgraded through the QEAP Value 0.00 68.9% 70.00 Date July 7, 2016 April 18, 2024 July 7, 2023 Comment IR Indicator 1.2: Number of schools with quality-enhanced O-Classes Value 0 17,807 18,000 Date July 7, 2016 April 18, 2024 June 28, 2024 Comment IR Indicator 8.1: Gross enrollment rate of refugee primary education in Afar, Benishangul-Gumuz, Somali, Gambella and Amhara Value 67.00 53.70 80.00 Date October 1, 2019 April 18, 2024 March 31, 2025 Comment IR Indicator 1.4: % of O-Classes in Phase 2 and Phase 3 schools with completed QEAP program (Percentage) Value Not due, planned for Year 4, 5 &6• QEA for Phase 83.9 for Phase 2 Schools with completed QEAP 90% o 70.00 Date December 1, 2020 April 18, 2024 June 28, 2024 Comment IR Indicator 8.2: Gross enrollment rate of refugee primary girls in Grades 5-8 in Afar, Benishangul-Gumuz, Somali, Gambella and Amhara Value 33.20 36.20 40.00 Date October 1, 2019 April 18, 2024 March 31, 2025 Comment IR Indicator 6.7: Licensing assessment covering digital skills Value No Yes Yes Date February 1, 2021 April 18, 2024 June 28, 2024 Comment IR Indicator 3.3: Number of classrooms constructed under the project Value 0 230 500 Date February 1, 2021 April 18, 2024 June 28, 2024 Comment IR Indicator 7.4: Joint report by EMIS, GEID and NEAEA on learning gaps covering emerging regions Value No Yes Yes Date December 1, 2020 April 18, 2024 July 7, 2023 Comment IR Indicator 6.1: Number of schools benefiting from cascade training in school-based teacher profess Value n.a 16,861 18000 Date July 7, 2016 April 18, 2024 July 7, 2023 Comment IR Indicator 8.3a: Gross enrollment rate of refugee secondary education in Afar, Benishangul-Gumuz, Somali, Gambella and Amhara (male) Value 17.19 21.60 23.90 Date October 1, 2019 April 18, 2024 March 31, 2025 Comment IR Indicator 7.5 EMIS digital data collection pilot and scaled-up at the national level Value No In progress Yes Date December 1, 2020 April 18, 2024 June 28, 2024 Comment IR Indicator 8.3b: Gross enrollment rate of refugee secondary education in Afar, Benishangul-Gumuz, Somali, Gambella and Amhara (female) Value 7.23 7.60 12.23 Date October 1, 2019 April 18, 2024 March 31, 2025 Comment Indicator 7.6 National minimum infrastructure standards Value No Yes Yes Date December 1, 2020 April 18, 2024 June 28, 2024 Comment IR Indicator 8.4: Percentage of refugee primary schools which receive Basic School Grants Value 0.00 94.10 90.00 Date March 1, 2021 April 18, 2024 March 31, 2025 Comment Indicator 7.7 Back-to-school mobilization campaign Value Schools are closed due to COVID-19 Periodic mobilization campaigns have been successf Periodic mobilization campaigns Date September 1, 2020 April 18, 2024 June 28, 2024 Comment IR Indicator 8.5: Percentage of eligible refugee incentive teachers receiving in-service skills updating training Value 0.00 85.30 90.00 Date March 1, 2021 April 18, 2024 March 28, 2025 Comment IR Indicator 8.7: Percentage of refugee schools receiving standard package of textbooks with REB/woreda procurement, distribution, and monitoring Value 0.00 94.00 90.00 Date March 1, 2021 April 18, 2024 March 31, 2025 Comment IR Indicator 8.8: Number of refugee secondary schools transferred to MoE/REB administration Value 0.00 2.00 10.00 Date March 1, 2021 April 18, 2024 March 31, 2025 Comment IR Indicator 8.9 Percentage of MoE secondary schools with large refugee populations which receive top-up School Grants Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 Date March 1, 2021 April 18, 2024 March 31, 2025 Comment IR Indicator 7.2: Timely availability of EGRA and NLA scores Value No Yes Yes Date July 7, 2016 April 18, 2024 July 7, 2023 Comment IR Indicator 7.1: Use of unique school IDs by EMIS, NLA, EGRA, and Inspection Value No Yes Yes Date July 7, 2016 April 18, 2024 July 7, 2023 Comment IR Indicator 5.1: Progress in average pre-literacy score as measured by MELQO Value MELQO tool adapted to Ethiopia context and piloted 44% Improvement of average pre-literacy score Date December 1, 2020 April 18, 2024 June 28, 2024 Comment IR Indicator 4.4: % of PCDP schools with TLM Value 0.00 97.00 95.00 Date July 7, 2016 April 18, 2024 July 7, 2022 Comment IR Indicator 4.3: Enrolment of students with special needs in cluster schools benefiting from servic Value 3000 111,615 49000 Date July 7, 2016 April 18, 2024 June 28, 2024 Comment IR Indicator 4.2: Number of IERCs with community outreach activities and support of children with SN Value 113 1,064 1400 Date July 7, 2016 April 18, 2024 September 27, 2024 Comment IR Indicator 4.1: % of schools that receive basic and additional school grants in emerging regions Value 0.00 93.70 70.00 Date July 7, 2016 April 18, 2024 July 7, 2023 Comment IR Indicator 3.2: % of primary schools with grade 5 and higher in Afar, Somali and B Gumuz that have girls’ clubs operational according to improved GC guidelines, and delivering life skills training Value 0.00 72.4 70.00 Date July 7, 2016 April 18, 2024 July 7, 2023 Comment IRI 6.6. Decrease in % of Level 1 school nation-wide Value PrimaryL1: 26.4L2: 63.8SecondaryL1: 15.7L2: PrimaryL1: 18%L2: 68.1%L3: 14.2%SecondaryL1: Primary: L1 - 15%Secondary: L1 - 8% Date July 7, 2016 April 18, 2024 July 7, 2023 Comment IR Indicator 6.5: % of students having textbooks Value 58 73% 70 Date July 7, 2016 April 18, 2024 July 7, 2022 Comment IR Indicator 6.4: % of actual teaching time relative to scheduled instructional time in P1 schools Value Time-on-task survey to be conducted in Year 3 and Time on task survey is planned to be conducted in To be determined Date July 6, 2016 April 18, 2024 July 7, 2023 Comment IR Indicator 6.3: Average score of composite index of school inspection standards on teaching practi Value 54 70.3 70 Date July 7, 2016 April 18, 2024 June 30, 2023 Comment