Education Sector Support

Abstract*

The objective of the Education Sector Support Project for Timor-Leste is to strengthen the capacity of the Ministry for effective policy development, resource management, and innovation. Component one: capacity building for policy, planning and program development. This component will develop Ministry of Education and Culture (MoEC) capacity in policy, planning and program development via the production of policy advisory notes and two sub-sector... Show More

Development Objective

The project's development objective is: To strengthen the capacity of the Ministry to effectively develop and execute policy,manageresources, and improve learning conditions for basic education.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P095873
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Susiana Iskandar
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Timor-Leste
Disclosure Date
March 27, 2006
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
June 19, 2007
Effective Date
September 17, 2007

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 22.88 million
Implementing Agency
N/A
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Fiscal Year 3
2007

Commitment Amount
US$ 19.97 million
Environmental Category
C
Last Update Date
May 31, 2022
Closing Date
January 31, 2013

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 - Education50%
- FY17 - Access to Education25%
- FY17 - Education Financing25%
FY17 - Labor Market Policy and Programs26%
- FY17 - Active Labor Market Programs13%
- FY17 - Labor Market Institutions13%

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Public Administration25%
- FY17 - Administrative and Civil Service Reform25%

Project Map

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Grant	11.00
Borrower/Recipient	2.91
AUSTRALIA: Australian Agency for International Development	8.97

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	11.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	11.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	8.97
Total Project Cost**	22.88

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$)
Jun 19, 2007	IDA-H3100	Loan Commitment	6,000,000.00
Jul 12, 2013	IDA-H3100	Loan Disb	-14,976.71
Jul 18, 2013	IDA-H3100	Loan Cancel	72,061.62
Jun 27, 2013	IDA-H5830	Loan Cancel	313,229.90
Jun 3, 2010	IDA-H5830	Loan Commitment	5,000,000.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2013-07-30
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2013-07-30
Procurement	Satisfactory	2013-07-30
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2013-07-30
Overall	Moderately Low	2013-07-30
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2013-07-30
Overall Safeguards Rating	Satisfactory	2013-07-30
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2013-07-30
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2013-07-30

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 01-31-2014
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome	Substantial
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 07-31-2014	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	Significant	N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately 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	Modest	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Primary Completion Rate Value 73.40 83.24 80.00
Date December 31, 2009 January 18, 2013 December 31, 2012
Comment Figure represents 2011 PCR. 2012 figure to be updated/ being processed by EMIS unit of the MoE.
Gender Parity Index Value 95.00 98.98 98.00
Date December 31, 2009 January 18, 2013 December 31, 2012
Comment Improved data collection methods have led to apparent increases in GPI

Number of additional classrooms built or rehabilitated at the primary level resulting from project interventions.	Value	0.00	1773.00	2100.00
	Date	December 31, 2007	December 13, 2011	December 31, 2012
	Comment			Including the construction/renovation and maintenance supported by the ESSP AF II, the target could be achieved by the closingdateof AF II, 31 July, 2013.

System for learning assessment at the primary level	Value	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Date	December 31, 2009	December 3, 2012	December 31, 2012
	Comment		Two National Exams: EB Third Cycle National Exam; and General Secondary Year 3 National Exam

MoEC staff with improved skills to effectively contribute to sectormanagement and service delivery.	Value
	Date		December 12, 2011
	Comment	Not undertaken.	Figure provided is initial rating of 'Category 1' (on-track or partially on-track) NESP Priority Program areas. ESSP Mid TermReview and individual activity reporting identify stronger areas of skills transfer to Ministry units. However with no baselineset in 2008, unit of measurement or average of Ministry Annual Action Plan performance this indicator has not been collected.Current preparation of the Management Strengthening Project proposes a Capacity Level framework for mentioning increasedfunctionality of units toachieve the NESP

Enhanced quality learning materials for all primary and presecondary students and teachers	Value
	Date
	Comment	N/A. No baseline undertaken	Further information collection is proposed in development of learning material strategy on advice from Learning Materials advisor.

Improved work skills and attributes of pre-secondary school leavers Value N/A
Date
Comment No baseline collected
Utility of the learning assessment system Value 2.00 2.00 4.00
Date December 31, 2009 December 3, 2012 December 31, 2012
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Satisfaction of Ministry and Development Partners with Annual Joint Review	Value	0.00	87.00	70.00
	Date	December 31, 2009	November 16, 2012	December 31, 2012
	Comment	N/A: the High Level Meeting held in Fall 2009 was focused on the Strategic Plan and did not really constitute an AJR	No update – next AJR planned for Dec 2012

Budget Execution Rate Value 87.50 95.00 95.00
Date December 31, 2008 February 29, 2012 December 31, 2012
Comment

Policy and Legal Framework in place	Value	Strategic Plan under finalization	Policy and Legal Framework in place	Policy and Legal Framework in place
	Date	December 31, 2009	January 18, 2013	December 31, 2012
	Comment		NESP launched in July 2012 and now being implemented. A number of policy frameworks/ regulations are in place.

All primary and pre-secondary school children and teachers receiving learning materials and teaching guides and the use of those materials in learning activities	Value	Lafaek magazine distributed to all Timorese primar	Literacy and Numeracy learning materials are provi
	Date	December 31, 2007	January 18, 2013	December 31, 2012
	Comment		Lafaek was provided in 2009 and 2010 and then discontinued by the Ministry, to be replaced by locally-produced materials. TheProject provides Early Grade learning materials (for literacy and numeracy skills) Discontinuation of Lafaek support by Ministry;Learning Material advisor to strategy for learning materials for medium-term replacements.

In-place unit to support the procurement of learning materials and textbooks	Value	Not Yet	ongoing	Unit in place
	Date	December 31, 2008	January 18, 2013	December 31, 2012
	Comment		As the Ministry is now being restructured, the process of the LMU establishment is being discuss to ensure its fit with the neworganization structure. The step being taken now is training of three key staff.

Decline in shortfall of school furniture at the primary level	Value	0.00	0.00	54000.00
	Date	December 31, 2009	January 18, 2013	December 31, 2012
	Comment	school furniture funding (additional financing) not yet in place	The Ministry has allocated sufficient budget in FY 2013 to procure adequate number of furniture for primary and junior secondarylevel. Information about the exact number/volume has not yet available.

Execution of at least two training contracts under the grant funding mechanism for post-secondary tutors Value 0.00 4.00 2.00
Date December 31, 2009 December 31, 2010 December 31, 2012
Comment
Preparation of feasibility study for polytechnics Value Not Yet Completed
Date December 31, 2009 December 3, 2012
Comment

Percentage of Grade 3 students who can read with a fluency of at least 60 words a minute	Value	30.00	30.00	0.00
	Date	December 31, 2009	November 16, 2012
	Comment		Updated EGRA data will not be available before the end of the project. The latest accurate measure is the 2009 EGRA study.

Primary education survival rate Value 38.00 73.50 0.00
Date December 31, 2009 December 31, 2012
Comment To confirm

In-place school siting, construction, rehabilitation and maintenance standards	Value	All but school siting standards developed	School siting standards developed
	Date	December 31, 2008	December 3, 2012
	Comment		Maintenance standards not yet developed

Primary Completion Rate	Value	73.40	83.24	80.00
	Date	December 31, 2009	January 18, 2013	December 31, 2012
	Comment		Figure represents 2011 PCR. 2012 figure to be updated/ being processed by EMIS unit of the MoE.

Gender Parity Index	Value	95.00	98.98	98.00
	Date	December 31, 2009	January 18, 2013	December 31, 2012
	Comment		Improved data collection methods have led to apparent increases in GPI

Utility of the learning assessment system	Value	2.00	2.00	4.00
	Date	December 31, 2009	December 3, 2012	December 31, 2012
	Comment

Budget Execution Rate	Value	87.50	95.00	95.00
	Date	December 31, 2008	February 29, 2012	December 31, 2012
	Comment

Primary education survival rate	Value	38.00	73.50	0.00
	Date	December 31, 2009	December 31, 2012
	Comment		To confirm