Education for All Project

Abstract*

The Education for All Project's long-term development objective is to improve access to, and benefit from basic, and primary education for children, especially girls and children from disadvantaged groups, and from literacy programs for poor adults. The project will achieve three strategic goals: a) improving access to, and equity of basic and primary education; b) enhancing educational quality and relevance; and, c) improving efficiency, and institutional... Show More

Development Objective

The project's long-term development objective is to improve access to and benefit from basic and primary education for children, especially girls and children from disadvantaged groups, and from literacy programs for poor adults.The key indicators to be measured are listed below. Data related to students and adult learners will be reported by gender and disadvantaged groups - dalits, disadvantaged janajatis and others.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P074633
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Venkatesh Sundararaman
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Nepal
Disclosure Date
December 1, 2003
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
July 8, 2004
Effective Date
August 27, 2004

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 664.00 million
Implementing Agency
N/A
Region
South Asia
Fiscal Year 3
2005

Commitment Amount
US$ 150.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
January 31, 2010

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
September 6, 2022

Associated Projects
P107558

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 - Education34%
- FY17 - Access to Education17%
- FY17 - Education Financing17%
FY17 - Gender17%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Inclusion34%
- FY17 - Indigenous People and Ethnic Minorities17%
- FY17 - Participation and Civic Engagement17%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development16%
- FY17 - Rural Infrastructure and service delivery16%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
FINLAND: Ministry for Foreign Affairs	14.00
IDA Credit	50.00
NORWAY: Norwegian Agency for Dev. Coop. (NORAD)	23.00
Borrower/Recipient	514.00
UK: British Department for International Development (DFID)	35.00
DENMARK: Danish Intl. Dev. Assistance (DANIDA)	28.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	50.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	50.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	100.00
Total Project Cost**	664.00

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

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of July 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Jun 15, 2020	IDA-39560	Int Charges	6,143.69
Jun 15, 2020	IDA-39560	Int Charges	6,143.69
Dec 15, 2019	IDA-39560	Loan Repay	3,322.41
Dec 15, 2019	IDA-39560	Loan Repay	474,188.62
Dec 15, 2019	IDA-39560	Int Charges	154,995.17
Dec 15, 2019	IDA-39560	Int Charges	154,995.17
Jun 15, 2019	IDA-39560	Loan Repay	8,751.51
Jun 15, 2019	IDA-39560	Int Charges	162,861.12
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-39560	Int Charges	119,986.69
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-39560	Loan Repay	15,732.81
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-39560	Loan Repay	443,396.62
Dec 15, 2021	IDA-39560	Int Charges	4,780.52
Dec 15, 2021	IDA-39560	Int Charges	4,780.52
Dec 15, 2021	IDA-39560	Loan Repay	481,806.30
Dec 15, 2020	IDA-39560	Int Charges	6,170.56
Dec 15, 2020	IDA-39560	Int Charges	6,170.56
Dec 15, 2020	IDA-39560	Loan Repay	496,103.10
Dec 15, 2020	IDA-39560	Int Charges	151,459.31
Dec 15, 2020	IDA-39560	Int Charges	151,459.31
Jun 15, 2020	IDA-39560	Loan Repay	475,875.75
Jun 15, 2020	IDA-39560	Int Charges	152,904.52
Jun 15, 2020	IDA-39560	Int Charges	152,904.52
Dec 15, 2021	IDA-39560	Int Charges	155,382.53
Dec 15, 2021	IDA-39560	Int Charges	155,382.53
Jun 15, 2022	IDA-39560	Int Charges	146,458.55
Jun 15, 2022	IDA-39560	Int Charges	146,458.55
Jun 15, 2022	IDA-39560	Loan Repay	7,051.57
Jun 15, 2022	IDA-39560	Loan Repay	452,426.34
Jun 15, 2021	IDA-39560	Int Charges	12,264.85
Jun 15, 2021	IDA-39560	Int Charges	12,264.85
Jun 15, 2021	IDA-39560	Loan Repay	496,513.66
Jun 15, 2021	IDA-39560	Int Charges	157,061.08
Jun 15, 2021	IDA-39560	Int Charges	157,061.08
Dec 6, 2007	IDA-H3400	Loan Commitment	60,000,000.00
Jul 8, 2004	IDA-39560	Loan Commitment	50,000,000.00
Jun 15, 2024	IDA-39560	Loan Repay	454,578.90
Jun 15, 2024	IDA-39560	Int Charges	13,684.43
Jun 15, 2024	IDA-39560	Int Charges	13,684.43
Jun 15, 2024	IDA-39560	Int Charges	137,503.08
Jun 15, 2024	IDA-39560	Int Charges	137,503.08
Dec 15, 2023	IDA-39560	Loan Repay	9,399.07
Dec 15, 2023	IDA-39560	Loan Repay	453,173.47
Dec 15, 2023	IDA-39560	Int Charges	128,315.99
Dec 15, 2023	IDA-39560	Int Charges	128,315.99
Jun 15, 2023	IDA-39560	Int Charges	24,709.81
Jun 15, 2023	IDA-39560	Int Charges	24,709.81
Jun 15, 2023	IDA-39560	Loan Repay	460,447.34
Jun 15, 2023	IDA-39560	Int Charges	143,314.20
Jun 15, 2023	IDA-39560	Int Charges	143,314.20
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-39560	Int Charges	119,986.69
Jun 15, 2015	IDA-39560	Loan Repay	10,886.91
Jun 15, 2015	IDA-39560	Loan Repay	473,631.10
Jun 15, 2015	IDA-39560	Int Charges	164,838.02
Jun 15, 2015	IDA-39560	Int Charges	164,838.02
Dec 15, 2014	IDA-39560	Loan Repay	503,072.25
Dec 15, 2014	IDA-39560	Int Charges	189,067.33
Dec 15, 2014	IDA-39560	Int Charges	189,067.33
Dec 15, 2014	IDA-39560	Loan Repay	1,107.31
Jun 15, 2014	IDA-39560	Int Charges	909.50
Jun 15, 2014	IDA-39560	Int Charges	909.50
Jun 15, 2014	IDA-39560	Int Charges	199,175.40
Jun 15, 2014	IDA-39560	Int Charges	199,175.40
Dec 19, 2013	IDA-39560	Int Charges	2,243.56
Dec 19, 2013	IDA-39560	Int Charges	2,243.56
Dec 19, 2013	IDA-39560	Int Charges	197,936.20
Dec 19, 2013	IDA-39560	Int Charges	197,936.20
Jun 15, 2017	IDA-39560	Loan Repay	458,617.84
Dec 15, 2016	IDA-39560	Int Charges	277.94
Dec 15, 2016	IDA-39560	Int Charges	277.94
Dec 15, 2016	IDA-39560	Loan Repay	462,224.10
Dec 15, 2016	IDA-39560	Int Charges	166,400.69
Dec 15, 2016	IDA-39560	Int Charges	166,400.69
Jun 15, 2016	IDA-39560	Int Charges	176,178.81
Jun 15, 2016	IDA-39560	Loan Repay	11,623.32
Jun 15, 2016	IDA-39560	Loan Repay	473,519.12
Jun 15, 2016	IDA-39560	Int Charges	176,178.81
Dec 15, 2015	IDA-39560	Int Charges	14,926.07
Dec 15, 2015	IDA-39560	Int Charges	14,926.07
Dec 15, 2015	IDA-39560	Loan Repay	480,871.34
Dec 15, 2015	IDA-39560	Int Charges	176,720.22
Dec 15, 2015	IDA-39560	Int Charges	176,720.22
Jun 15, 2019	IDA-39560	Int Charges	162,861.12
Jun 15, 2019	IDA-39560	Loan Repay	468,497.34
Dec 15, 2018	IDA-39560	Int Charges	164,134.28
Dec 15, 2018	IDA-39560	Int Charges	164,134.28
Dec 15, 2018	IDA-39560	Loan Repay	20,180.87
Dec 15, 2018	IDA-39560	Loan Repay	455,570.70
Jun 15, 2018	IDA-39560	Loan Repay	486,475.28
Jun 15, 2018	IDA-39560	Int Charges	169,775.73
Jun 15, 2018	IDA-39560	Int Charges	169,775.73
Jun 15, 2018	IDA-39560	Loan Repay	336.97
Dec 15, 2017	IDA-39560	Int Charges	171,967.38
Dec 15, 2017	IDA-39560	Int Charges	171,967.38
Dec 15, 2017	IDA-39560	Int Charges	11,301.92
Dec 15, 2017	IDA-39560	Int Charges	11,301.92
Dec 15, 2017	IDA-39560	Loan Repay	487,850.70
Jun 15, 2017	IDA-39560	Loan Repay	18,241.17
Jun 15, 2017	IDA-39560	Int Charges	158,833.70
Jun 15, 2017	IDA-39560	Int Charges	158,833.70

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2010-01-29
Procurement	Satisfactory	2010-01-29
Project Management	Satisfactory	2010-01-29
Overall Safeguards Rating	Satisfactory	2010-01-29
Counterpart Funding	Highly Satisfactory	2010-01-29
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2010-01-29
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2010-01-29
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2010-01-29

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 11-01-2010
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome	Modest
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Government Performance	Substantial
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 01-26-2012	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT: 12-23-2015
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	Moderately Unsatisfactory
Risk To Development Outcome	Moderate	Modest
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	Moderately Unsatisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	Moderately Unsatisfactory
Government Performance	Satisfactory	Not Rated
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory	Moderately Unsatisfactory
Icr Quality	Satisfactory	Not Rated
M&e Quality	Modest	Modest

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Net enrolment rates: overall/girls/boys	Value	84.2/78.0/90.1%	93.7/92.6/94.7%	96.0/NA/NA%
	Date	April 30, 2004	May 21, 2009	January 31, 2010
	Comment		Separate targets for boys and girls not set. Close to achieving the target.	Target unlikely to be achieved.

Survival rate at grade 5: overall/girls/boys Value 76.2/80.6/72.4% 84.3/83.7/84.9% 85/NA/NA%
Date April 30, 2004 April 6, 2009 January 31, 2010
Comment This is a completion rate.
Gender parity index Value 0.87 1.00 1.00
Date April 30, 2004 May 21, 2009 January 31, 2010
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Share of out-of-school girls Value 22% 7.4% 4%
Date April 30, 2004 May 21, 2009 January 31, 2010
Comment The end target, which was a stretch target, is not achieved.
Share of sub-sector non-salary budget transferred to schools as grants Value 8% 77% 60%
Date June 30, 2004 July 15, 2009 January 31, 2010
Comment The end of the project target exceeded.
Share of schools completing social audit Value 0% 83.2% 75%
Date June 30, 2004 April 5, 2009 January 31, 2010
Comment End of the project target exceeded.

Share of teachers fully trained	Value	30%	79%	99%
	Date	April 30, 2004	April 5, 2009	January 31, 2010
	Comment	Relates to government teachers. Schools also have community teachers. Schools are required to hire only licensed teachers.	The end of the project target not likely to be achieved. The project did not provide teacher training.

Percentage of students getting textbooks with in the first week of the beginning of academic session	Value	30%	55.8%	72%
	Date	May 23, 2004	May 21, 2009	January 31, 2010
	Comment		End of the project target not achieved.

Share of new entrants to grade 1 with ECD experience	Value	10.9%	49.9%	60%
	Date	April 30, 2004	May 21, 2009	January 31, 2010
	Comment		The end of the project target not achieved. This was a stretch target at appraisal.

Dalit enrolment: overall/girls/boys	Value	421,605/194,392/227,213	979,975/492,095/487,880	NA/NA/NA
	Date	May 21, 2004	May 21, 2008	January 31, 2010
	Comment		The end of the project targets not set. This indicator included in the ISR to monitor access of disadvantaged groups.

Janajati enrolment: overall/girls/boys	Value	952,872/455,792/497,080	1,890,078/951,430/939,422	NA/NA/NA
	Date	May 21, 2004	May 21, 2009	January 31, 2010
	Comment		End of the project targets not set. This indicator included in the ISR to monitor access of disadvantaged groups.

Number of women enrolled into literacy programs (program 1 and 2)	Value	0	387257	540,000
	Date	July 4, 2004	April 5, 2009	January 31, 2010
	Comment		The project target not met. In terms of resource allocation this is a very small activity.

Number of additional classrooms built or rehabilitated at the primary level resulting from project interventions.	Value	36000.00	14000.00
	Date	January 31, 2010	January 31, 2010
	Comment	30000 new classrooms and 6000 rehabilitated classrooms. A shortfall in classrooms not identified at appraisal.	8000 new classrooms and 6000 rehabilitated classrooms

System for learning assessment at the primary level	Value	No	Yes	Yes
	Date	July 16, 2004		January 31, 2010
	Comment	Nepal has been conducting learning assessments from 1999. But reliability and periodicity of these assessments were notsatisfactory. The government had learnin g achievement targets, which were notrealistic. ISR did not monitor this indica tor. The new program (SSRP) includesthis as a KPI.

Utility of the learning assessment system	Value	0.00	0.00	0.00
	Date	July 16, 2004		January 31, 2010
	Comment	Nepal has been conducting learning assessments from 1999. But reliability and periodicity of these assessments were notsatisfactory. The government had learnin g achievement targets, which were notrealistic. ISR did not monitor this indica tor. The new program (SSRP) includesthis as a KPI.

Survival rate at grade 5: overall/girls/boys	Value	76.2/80.6/72.4%	84.3/83.7/84.9%	85/NA/NA%
	Date	April 30, 2004	April 6, 2009	January 31, 2010
	Comment		This is a completion rate.

Gender parity index	Value	0.87	1.00	1.00
	Date	April 30, 2004	May 21, 2009	January 31, 2010
	Comment

Share of out-of-school girls	Value	22%	7.4%	4%
	Date	April 30, 2004	May 21, 2009	January 31, 2010
	Comment		The end target, which was a stretch target, is not achieved.

Share of schools completing social audit	Value	0%	83.2%	75%
	Date	June 30, 2004	April 5, 2009	January 31, 2010
	Comment		End of the project target exceeded.