Yemen: Basic Education Development Program

Abstract*

The objective of the Basic Education Development Project is to assist Yemen in expanding the provision of quality basic education to all (grades 1-9) with special attention on gender equity. The project consists of three components. The first, expanding access, focuses on the increase of enrollment and retention of students in impoverished districts by building, extending, rehabilitating, equipping, and furnishing classrooms. The second, improving... Show More

Development Objective

The revised Project Development Objective is to: (1) increase enrollment of children in basic education, with particular attention to gender equity, in 10 governorates; (2) improve quality of teaching in basic education nationally, and (3) establish foundations for improved MoE capacity to carry out its core functions, so as to contribute to the National Basic Education Development Strategy (NBEDS) goals.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P076185
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Tomomi Miyajima
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Yemen, Republic of
Disclosure Date
June 23, 2004
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
September 23, 2004
Effective Date
March 14, 2005

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 140.14 million
Implementing Agency
N/A
Region
Middle East and North Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2005

Commitment Amount
US$ 131.09 million
Environmental Category
B
Last Update Date
July 16, 2024
Closing Date
December 31, 2012

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 - Education40%
- FY17 - Access to Education20%
- FY17 - Education Financing20%
FY17 - Gender20%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Inclusion20%
- FY17 - Participation and Civic Engagement20%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development20%
- FY17 - Rural Infrastructure and service delivery20%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Borrower/Recipient	9.05
IDA Credit	60.67
GERMANY: KREDITANSTALT FUR WIEDERAUFBAU (KFW)	22.00
Miscellaneous 1	48.42

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	60.67
IBRD + IDA Commitment	60.67

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	70.42
Total Project Cost**	140.14

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$)
Oct 29, 2020	IDA-39880	Int Charges	181,450.16
Apr 1, 2020	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	3,963.61
Apr 1, 2020	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	527,941.06
Apr 1, 2020	IDA-39880	Int Charges	0.01
Apr 1, 2020	IDA-39880	Int Charges	0.01
Apr 1, 2020	IDA-39880	Int Charges	177,523.17
Apr 1, 2020	IDA-39880	Int Charges	177,523.17
Oct 1, 2019	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	525,010.10
Oct 1, 2019	IDA-39880	Int Charges	179,006.61
Oct 1, 2019	IDA-39880	Int Charges	179,006.61
Oct 1, 2019	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	5,379.72
Apr 1, 2021	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	565.32
Oct 6, 2021	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	543,521.10
Oct 6, 2021	IDA-39880	Int Charges	148.50
Oct 6, 2021	IDA-39880	Int Charges	148.50
Oct 6, 2021	IDA-39880	Int Charges	177,012.30
Oct 6, 2021	IDA-39880	Int Charges	177,012.30
Apr 14, 2021	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	555,486.30
Apr 14, 2021	IDA-39880	Int Charges	320.98
Apr 14, 2021	IDA-39880	Int Charges	320.98
Apr 14, 2021	IDA-39880	Int Charges	181,413.28
Apr 14, 2021	IDA-39880	Int Charges	181,413.28
Oct 1, 2022	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	489,374.66
Oct 1, 2022	IDA-39880	Int Charges	156,997.05
Oct 1, 2022	IDA-39880	Int Charges	156,997.05
Oct 1, 2022	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	9,028.73
Apr 1, 2023	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	500,874.60
Apr 1, 2023	IDA-39880	Int Charges	163,048.81
Apr 1, 2023	IDA-39880	Int Charges	163,048.81
Apr 1, 2023	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	22,977.01
Apr 1, 2022	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	527,616.56
Apr 1, 2022	IDA-39880	Int Charges	55.45
Apr 1, 2022	IDA-39880	Int Charges	55.45
Apr 1, 2022	IDA-39880	Int Charges	171,340.73
Apr 1, 2022	IDA-39880	Int Charges	171,340.73
Apr 1, 2022	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	9,922.92
Oct 1, 2021	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	5,362.53
Sep 23, 2004	IDA-39880	Loan Commitment	65,000,000.00
Oct 1, 2023	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	3,222.02
Oct 1, 2023	IDA-39880	Int Charges	157,462.05
Oct 1, 2023	IDA-39880	Int Charges	157,462.05
Oct 1, 2023	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	508,849.80
Apr 1, 2024	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	12,591.51
Apr 1, 2024	IDA-39880	Int Charges	156,570.88
Apr 1, 2024	IDA-39880	Int Charges	156,570.88
Apr 1, 2024	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	502,868.22
Jul 22, 2013	IDA-39880	Loan Disb	-406,619.20
Oct 1, 2014	IDA-39880	Int Charges	216,514.72
Oct 1, 2014	IDA-39880	Int Charges	1,573.56
Oct 1, 2014	IDA-39880	Int Charges	1,573.56
Oct 1, 2014	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	577,372.70
Oct 1, 2014	IDA-39880	Int Charges	216,514.72
Apr 1, 2014	IDA-39880	Int Charges	3,888.29
Apr 1, 2014	IDA-39880	Int Charges	3,888.29
Apr 1, 2014	IDA-39880	Int Charges	224,011.88
Apr 1, 2014	IDA-39880	Int Charges	224,011.88
Oct 1, 2013	IDA-39880	Int Charges	6,220.84
Oct 1, 2013	IDA-39880	Int Charges	6,220.84
Oct 1, 2013	IDA-39880	Int Charges	215,300.70
Oct 1, 2013	IDA-39880	Int Charges	215,300.70
Jul 30, 2013	IDA-39880	Loan Cancel	8,116,863.50
Oct 1, 2015	IDA-39880	Int Charges	197,410.52
Oct 1, 2015	IDA-39880	Int Charges	197,410.52
Oct 1, 2015	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	529,259.60
Oct 1, 2015	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	16,040.89
Apr 1, 2015	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	25,961.50
Apr 1, 2015	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	511,336.56
Apr 1, 2015	IDA-39880	Int Charges	199,471.90
Apr 1, 2015	IDA-39880	Int Charges	199,471.90
Apr 25, 2017	IDA-39880	Int Charges	186,847.60
Apr 25, 2017	IDA-39880	Int Charges	186,847.60
Apr 1, 2017	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	8,598.24
Nov 7, 2016	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	537,800.44
Nov 7, 2016	IDA-39880	Int Charges	193,608.16
Nov 7, 2016	IDA-39880	Int Charges	193,608.16
Nov 7, 2016	IDA-39880	Int Charges	16,361.71
Nov 7, 2016	IDA-39880	Int Charges	16,361.71
Apr 1, 2016	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	548,735.20
Apr 1, 2016	IDA-39880	Int Charges	182,908.00
Apr 1, 2016	IDA-39880	Int Charges	182,908.00
Apr 1, 2016	IDA-39880	Int Charges	3,006.28
Apr 1, 2016	IDA-39880	Int Charges	3,006.28
Apr 3, 2018	IDA-39880	Int Charges	197,255.98
Apr 3, 2018	IDA-39880	Int Charges	750.40
Apr 3, 2018	IDA-39880	Int Charges	750.40
Apr 3, 2018	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	565,608.50
Apr 3, 2018	IDA-39880	Int Charges	197,255.98
Oct 1, 2017	IDA-39880	Int Charges	193,271.38
Oct 1, 2017	IDA-39880	Int Charges	193,271.38
Oct 1, 2017	IDA-39880	Int Charges	3,161.62
Oct 1, 2017	IDA-39880	Int Charges	3,161.62
Oct 1, 2017	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	550,359.00
Oct 1, 2017	IDA-39880	Int Charges	270.70
Oct 1, 2017	IDA-39880	Int Charges	270.70
Apr 25, 2017	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	524,405.94
Apr 25, 2017	IDA-39880	Int Charges	399.81
Apr 25, 2017	IDA-39880	Int Charges	399.81
Apr 1, 2019	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	3,834.06
Apr 1, 2019	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	536,731.20
Apr 1, 2019	IDA-39880	Int Charges	184,467.89
Apr 1, 2019	IDA-39880	Int Charges	184,467.89
Oct 1, 2018	IDA-39880	Int Charges	22.65
Oct 1, 2018	IDA-39880	Int Charges	22.65
Oct 1, 2018	IDA-39880	Int Charges	187,520.06
Oct 1, 2018	IDA-39880	Int Charges	187,520.06
Oct 1, 2018	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	541,943.50
Oct 1, 2018	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	1,592.98
Oct 1, 2020	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	5,733.98
Oct 29, 2020	IDA-39880	Loan Repay	544,108.94
Oct 29, 2020	IDA-39880	Int Charges	181,450.16

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2013-01-27
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2013-01-27
Counterpart Funding	Moderately Satisfactory	2013-01-27
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2013-01-27
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2013-01-27
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2013-01-27
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2013-01-27

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 06-27-2013
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome	Modest
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance	Substantial
Government Performance	Substantial
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 12-16-2013	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	Moderate	N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Icr Quality	Satisfactory	N/a
M&e Quality	Modest	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Average transition rate in Grade 1-6 (female, national) Value 0.59 0.51 0.64
Date March 14, 2005 July 10, 2012 August 31, 2012
Comment Data from AES
Number of students enrolled in grades 1-9 in 10 governorates (male) Value 1120479.00 1199759.00 1152780.00
Date March 14, 2005 December 20, 2012 December 31, 2012
Comment
Number of students enrolled in grades 1-9 in 10 governorates (female) Value 783,454 920,185 955,978
Date August 5, 2005 December 20, 2012 December 31, 2012
Comment Data from latest AES is still being processed.

Percentage of students who are attending schools where most (76%-100%) of the teachers have received professional development to improve their teaching skills in Maths	Value	5%	TIMSS 2011 data being processed	15%
	Date	March 14, 2005	December 20, 2012	December 31, 2012
	Comment		Generating of TIMSS results underway

Average transition rate in Grade 1-6 (male, national) Value 0.69 0.71 0.72
Date March 14, 2005 December 20, 2012 December 31, 2012
Comment Data is still being processed from latest AES.

Percentage of students who are attending schools where most (76%-100%) of the teachers have received professional development to improve their teaching skills in Science	Value	5%	TIMSS 2011 data being processed	15%
	Date	March 14, 2005	December 20, 2012	December 31, 2011
	Comment		Generating of TIMSS results underway

Reform policies approved based on National Basic Education Development Strategy (NBEDS)	Value	Girls Education Sector established	First TA on Revised MOE structure completed	GES established; School fee abolished; Tying teach
	Date	March 14, 2005	July 10, 2011	December 31, 2012
	Comment

Gender Parity Index for basic education enrollment (G1-9) in 10 governorates	Value	0.70	0.77	0.83
	Date	March 14, 2005	December 20, 2011	December 31, 2012
	Comment		Data from latest Annual Education Survey (AES) is still being processed.

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Number of new schools constructed and handed over in 10 governorates Value 0.00 199.00 213.00
Date June 6, 2005 July 10, 2012 December 31, 2012
Comment cumulative
Number of new classrooms in 10 governorates (through new construction and extension) Value 0.00 1892.00 1996.00
Date June 6, 2007 December 20, 2012 December 31, 2012
Comment cumulative

Number of girls in grades 4-9 receiving CCT in 2 governorates	Value	0.00	39552.00	33784.00
	Date	June 30, 2005	December 20, 2012	December 31, 2012
	Comment		CCT distribution resumed and all pending payments completed.

Number of schools nationally receiving more than 3 inspection visits per year Value 0.00 8779.00 10000.00
Date March 14, 2005 December 20, 2012 December 31, 2012
Comment

Percent of Grade 1-3 classroom teachers and Grade 4-9 math, science and Arabic language teachers in all governorates that apply in their classrooms what they have learned from training and on-site sup	Value	0.00	0.00	75.00
	Date		December 20, 2012	December 31, 2012
	Comment		Generating of TIMSS 2011 results underway

Approval of modernization policy documents and MOE organigram	Value	not approved	Document under review before cabinet approval	finalized
	Date	March 14, 2005	December 20, 2012	December 31, 2012
	Comment		The consultancy to finalize the MoE organizational structure reform and modernization at different levels has resumed after thersuspension was lifted, and the consultant has completed the report.

Quality control of comprehensive school survey completed	Value	no such intervention existed	TA by UNESCO was completed and CSS / AES format wa	data available
	Date	March 14, 2005	December 20, 2012	December 31, 2012
	Comment		This activity did not take place due to impossibility to bring international consultants/firms to conduct the work. Other kind oftechnical assistance was provided by UNESCO Cairo to modify the Annual Education Survey, to make it a simplified CSS. MoE is readytouse the simplified CSS format for the next round of data collection.

Number of procurement and financial management staff trained nationally Value 0.00 44.00 44.00
Date March 14, 2005 December 20, 2012 December 31, 2012
Comment Target reached in April 2012.

Average transition rate in Grade 1-6 (female, national)	Value	0.59	0.51	0.64
	Date	March 14, 2005	July 10, 2012	August 31, 2012
	Comment		Data from AES

Number of students enrolled in grades 1-9 in 10 governorates (male)	Value	1120479.00	1199759.00	1152780.00
	Date	March 14, 2005	December 20, 2012	December 31, 2012
	Comment

Number of students enrolled in grades 1-9 in 10 governorates (female)	Value	783,454	920,185	955,978
	Date	August 5, 2005	December 20, 2012	December 31, 2012
	Comment		Data from latest AES is still being processed.

Average transition rate in Grade 1-6 (male, national)	Value	0.69	0.71	0.72
	Date	March 14, 2005	December 20, 2012	December 31, 2012
	Comment		Data is still being processed from latest AES.