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Education and Training Sector Improvement Program - ETSIP

Abstract*

This loan is the first of two single-tranche sector Development Policy Loans (DPLs). It supports the implementation of the first phase of Namibia's Education and Training Sector Improvement Program (ETSIPl). It is also the first International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) lending operation for Namibia. ETSIPl is the first implementation phase of the government's 15-year strategic plan for the improvement of the education and training... Show More

Development Objective

DPL1 supports the development of: (i) specific policies and policy instruments to guide and give effect to planned sector reforms; (ii) legal instruments to enforce policy implementation; and (iii) institutional capacities required for effective implementation of planned sector reforms.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P086875
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Milan Vodopivec
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Namibia
Disclosure Date
May 18, 2007
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
May 24, 2007
Effective Date
December 20, 2007

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 60.64 million
Implementing Agency
N/A
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2007

Commitment Amount
US$ 44.97 million
Environmental Category
N/A
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
December 31, 2008

Last Stage Reached
Bank Approved
Last Update Date
August 5, 2024

Associated Projects
P109333

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 - Disease Control17%
- FY17 - HIV/AIDS17%
FY17 - Education50%
- FY17 - Access to Education21%
- FY17 - Education Financing17%
- FY17 - Science and Technology4%
- FY17 - Standards, Curriculum and Textbooks4%
- FY17 - Teachers4%
FY17 - Labor Market Policy and Programs18%
- FY17 - Active Labor Market Programs9%
- FY17 - Labor Market Institutions9%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Jobs100%

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Public Administration16%
- FY17 - Administrative and Civil Service Reform16%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
US, Govt. of	10.31
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	7.50
LUXEMBOURG: Miistry of Finance	1.86
NETHERLANDS: Min. of Foreign Affairs / Min. of Dev. Coop.	2.48
GERMANY, Govt. of (Except for BMZ)	3.72
Bilateral Agencies (unidentified)	1.86
Borrower/Recipient	14.87
EC: European Commission	9.35
UN Development Programme	2.81
FINLAND: Ministry for Foreign Affairs	0.30
US: Agency for International Development (USAID)	4.78
Local Sources of Borrowing Country	0.80

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	7.50
IDA Commitment	N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment	7.50

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	37.47
Total Project Cost**	60.64

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

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of October 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
May 24, 2007	IBRD-74470	Loan Commitment	7,500,000.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2009-01-20
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2009-01-20
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2009-01-20
Program Management	Satisfactory	2009-01-20

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 02-03-2012
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome	Modest
Bank Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Government Performance	Not Applicable
Implementing Agency	Not Applicable

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 12-20-2012	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	Moderate	N/a
Bank Performance	Unsatisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Government Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Implementing Agency	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Icr Quality	Satisfactory	N/a
M&e Quality	Negligible	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Pro-poor and development-relevant expansion of access to post-basic education and training.Seven percentage point increase ingrade 11 intake.	Value	16,911	17,375 (2.7 percentage point increase)	Target was 18,208 or 7% point increase. Actual was
	Date	April 27, 2007	December 14, 2007	December 31, 2008
	Comment

Proportion of new grade 11 places created in the poorest regions.	Value	0 percent	60 percent of the new 2007 places were created in	60 percent of new places in 2008 were created coll
	Date	April 27, 2007	December 14, 2007	December 31, 2008
	Comment

Percentage point increase in OVCs that successfully complete grade 12.	Value	0 percent	The EMIS is being upgraded to monitor progress.	EMIS data are not yet linked to examinations data
	Date	April 27, 2007	December 14, 2007	December 31, 2008
	Comment

Increased pre-entry enrolment in mathematics, science and ICTs.	Value	0 percent	None enrolled as yet. The first 150 entrants expec	Target: 150 students enrolled with 50 in each: Mat
	Date	April 27, 2007	August 14, 2008	December 31, 2008
	Comment

14 percentage point increase in grade 10 graduates who secure a VET place. Value 3,000 3,011 Target was 3,990. Actual was 4716 or 57% point inc
Date April 27, 2007 December 14, 2007 December 31, 2008
Comment

Specific policies, legal instruments and institutions that are vital to support planned sector reforms are developed, approved and under implementation.	Value	Only the HIV/AIDS and ICTs policies were in place	Cabinet has aproved: sector policy on HIV/AIDS; se	NTA Bill passed, NCHE Secretariat in place, pre-pr
	Date	April 27, 2007	December 14, 2007	December 31, 2008
	Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Improved internal efficiency.Grade 1 repetition rate.	Value	19.6	2007 indicators will be available by the first qua	Target was 16. Actual was 21.9 signaling a deterio
	Date	April 27, 2007	December 14, 2007	December 31, 2008
	Comment

Grade 5 repetition rate. Value 22.1 2007 indicators will be available by the first qua Target was 19. Actual was 25.7 signaling a deteri
Date April 27, 2007 December 14, 2007 December 31, 2008
Comment
Grade 8 repetition rate. Value 23.1 2007 indicators will be available by the first qua Target was 20. Actual is 24.2 signaling a deterior
Date April 27, 2007 December 14, 2007 December 31, 2008
Comment

Average basic education repetition rate.	Value	15.5	2007 indicators will be available by the first qua	Target was 14. Actual was 20, signaling a deterior
	Date	April 27, 2007	December 14, 2007	December 31, 2008
	Comment

Grade 10 push-out rate. Value 47 2007 indicators will be available by the first qua Target was 40. Actual was 39 signaling a substanti
Date April 27, 2007 December 14, 2007 December 31, 2008
Comment
Primary learner to teacher ratio. Value 31:1 2007 indicators will be available by the first qua Target was 32:1. Actual is 32.
Date April 27, 2007 December 14, 2007 December 31, 2008
Comment
Secondary learner to teacher ratio. Value 25:1 2007 indicators will be available by the first qua Target was 26:1. Actual is 26.
Date April 27, 2007 December 14, 2007 December 31, 2008
Comment

Improved quality.Percentage of learners attaining a D grade or better in the national grade 10 examinations for.	Value	Mathematics 37.2, Science 41.1, English 43.0	2007 indicators will be available by the first qua	Targets: Maths 42, Science 46, English 48.Actual
	Date	April 27, 2007	December 31, 2007	December 31, 2008
	Comment

Percentage of learners attaining a D grade or better in the national grade 12 examinations for.	Value	Mathematics 37.2, Science 41.3, English 34.7	2007 indicators will be available by the first qua	Targets: Maths 42, Science 46, English 40.Actual
	Date	April 27, 2007	December 31, 2007	December 31, 2008
	Comment

Percentage average annual completion rate for vocational education and training.	Value	73	2007 indicators will be available by the first qua	Target: 78. Actual: 80.
	Date	April 27, 2007	December 31, 2007	December 31, 2008
	Comment

14 percentage point increase in grade 10 graduates who secure a VET place.	Value	3,000	3,011	Target was 3,990. Actual was 4716 or 57% point inc
	Date	April 27, 2007	December 14, 2007	December 31, 2008
	Comment

Grade 5 repetition rate.	Value	22.1	2007 indicators will be available by the first qua	Target was 19. Actual was 25.7 signaling a deteri
	Date	April 27, 2007	December 14, 2007	December 31, 2008
	Comment

Grade 8 repetition rate.	Value	23.1	2007 indicators will be available by the first qua	Target was 20. Actual is 24.2 signaling a deterior
	Date	April 27, 2007	December 14, 2007	December 31, 2008
	Comment

Grade 10 push-out rate.	Value	47	2007 indicators will be available by the first qua	Target was 40. Actual was 39 signaling a substanti
	Date	April 27, 2007	December 14, 2007	December 31, 2008
	Comment

Primary learner to teacher ratio.	Value	31:1	2007 indicators will be available by the first qua	Target was 32:1. Actual is 32.
	Date	April 27, 2007	December 14, 2007	December 31, 2008
	Comment

Secondary learner to teacher ratio.	Value	25:1	2007 indicators will be available by the first qua	Target was 26:1. Actual is 26.
	Date	April 27, 2007	December 14, 2007	December 31, 2008
	Comment