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Education For All-Fast Track Initiative Program

Development Objective

The proposed Grant will contribute to expanding equitable access to pre-school and primary education and to supporting the development of literacy programs, while improving quality and retention at primary level as well as the management of the sector.

Key Details

Project Details

  • P110576

  • Closed

  • Yacinthe Gbaye

  • N/A

  • Benin

  • March 28, 2008

  • (as of board presentation)

    May 23, 2007

  • April 18, 2008

  • US$ 76.10 million

  • B

  • Not Applicable

  • June 15, 2012

  • BANK APPROVED

  • July 17, 2024

  • Notes

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

No data available.
Financier Commitments
Education for All - Fast Track Initiative 76.10

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment N/A
IDA Commitment N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment N/A
Lending Instrument
Grant Amount 76.10
Total Project Cost** 76.10

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

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Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name Review Date
Procurement Moderately Satisfactory 2012-06-15
Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Unsatisfactory 2012-06-15
Counterpart Funding Satisfactory 2012-06-15
Monitoring and Evaluation Moderately Satisfactory 2012-06-15
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory 2012-06-15
Project Management Moderately Satisfactory 2012-06-15
Financial Management Satisfactory 2012-06-15
Overall Safeguards Rating Satisfactory 2012-06-15

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATORIMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 12-18-2012
Outcomes
Risk to Development OutcomeSubstantial
Bank Performance
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATORICR REVIEW: 07-08-2013PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome RatingModerately Unsatisfactory N/a
Risk To Development OutcomeModerateN/a
Bank PerformanceModerately SatisfactoryN/a
Borrower PerformanceModerately UnsatisfactoryN/a
Government PerformanceModerately UnsatisfactoryN/a
Implementing AgencyModerately UnsatisfactoryN/a
Icr QualitySatisfactoryN/a
M&e QualityNegligibleN/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Primary education completion rate - (%) total/girlsValueTotal: 65%; Girls: 54% (school year 2005/06)Total 64.3%; Girls 57.5%Total: 68%; Girls: 60% (school year 2011/2012)
    DateJune 24, 2008April 6, 2012June 15, 2012
    CommentCompared to school year 09/10 there was not any significant improvement. The boys' PCR is 71%. The target will not be met at theclosing date due to high level of repetition and drop outs. Actions are ongoing and will be completed by other adequate actionstoimprove this situation in the medium term.Based on the difficulties encountered in terms of completion rate , the end-of-project target has been adjusted downward from t72percent to 68 percent total, and from 65 percent to 60 percent for girls during the second restructuring of the program
  • Gross enrolment rate (GER) in pre-schoolValue4.5011.3010.00
    DateJuly 31, 2008April 6, 2012June 15, 2012
    CommentSY 2005/06
  • Gross enrolment rate (GER) in primary schoolValue93.00111.50112.00
    DateJuly 30, 2008April 6, 2012June 15, 2012
    CommentSY 2005/06SY 2010/11SY 2011/12
  • Repetition rateValue7.5016.4010.00
    DateJune 17, 2006April 6, 2012June 15, 2012
    CommentSY 2005/06. The base line is atypical because in this SY, almost all the students in grade 6 successfully passed the final examofprimary education: the repetition rate in grade 6 was 5 per centSY 2011/12. This target will not be met by the closing date but actions are underway to improve this indicator.SY 2010/2011
  • Female students (%)Value44.4046.5047.50
    DateJune 17, 2006April 6, 2012June 15, 2012
    CommentSY 2010/11. There was a grow in the number of female students ; but this indicator didn't register significant improvement in2011. The target can not be met in spite of the intensive sensitization that was carried out at the beginning of SY 2011/12
  • People to pass a test in initial literacy or post-literacy training (number)Value23618.00107401.0051000.00
    DateJune 17, 2006June 2, 2012June 15, 2012
    CommentSY 2005/0673522 persons financed by the government passed successively the initial test considering the data available in May 2012 . Thetraining of about 51000 persons through the project has just ended. The provisional data indicate that 33879 has passedsuccessively the final test.SY 2011/12
  • Direct project beneficiariesValue1606946.001684587.001730401.00
    DateJune 7, 2010April 6, 2012June 15, 2012
    CommentData for SY 2008/9Data for SY 2010/11. The target will likely be met at the end of the project. However, the part of the female beneficiaries didnotregister improvement since SY 2009/10
  • Female beneficiariesValue46.0046.3048.00
    DateJune 7, 2010April 6, 2012June 15, 2012
    CommentSY 2008/09

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Implementation of a computerization framework for the information management systemValueComputerization framework set up
    DateApril 6, 2012June 15, 2012
    CommentThere is a significant delay in the implementation of this activity. The consultant has just been recruited. The activity will notbe completed by the closing date.
  • Number of Central ministry staff trained in project management (e.g. procurement, financial management, planning etc)Valuenot available103100
    DateJune 6, 2006April 6, 2012June 15, 2012
    CommentTraining in procurement, planning, monitoring and evaluation, data base. The implementation of the training action plan isunderway. The target will be met.
  • System for learning assessment at the primary levelValueNoYesYes
    DateJuly 15, 2006April 6, 2012June 15, 2012
    CommentThe learning assessment has been carried out in May 2011 and the report released in April 2012Learning assessment: final test completed and report available
  • Pre-school and primary students receiving at least one meal per dayValue0.00125000.00110000.00
    DateApril 18, 2008June 1, 2012June 15, 2012
    CommentThis is a provisional data for the SY 2011/12.SY 2011/12
  • Number of additional classrooms built or rehabilitated at the primary level resulting from project interventions.Value0.001941.001926.00
    DateApril 18, 2008April 6, 2012June 15, 2012
    CommentThe construction of 260 classrooms is underway.
  • Number of additional qualified primary teachers resulting from project interventions.Value0.007971.008000.00
    DateApril 18, 2008April 6, 2012June 15, 2012
    Comment7971 out of 9970 community teachers who received the three-years in-service training passed successively the written exam ofCEAP.The final exam will be held by June 2012.Number of teachers who successfully passed the first exam of CEAP and will have to be presented to the final exam that iseducational application in June 2012.
  • Utility of the learning assessment systemValue0.001.001.00
    DateJuly 15, 2006April 6, 2012June 15, 2012
    CommentThe learning assessment is planned for the school year 2010-2011Learning assessment: final test completed and report available
  • Canteens receiving food supply financed by the programValue0.00501.00501.00
    DateApril 18, 2008June 1, 2012June 15, 2012
    Comment501 schools has been selected for the food supply financed by the program since January 2011
  • School having received learning material (number)Value0.008059.005763.00
    DateApril 18, 2008June 1, 2012June 15, 2012
    CommentDirect financing for 8059 schools which purchased learning material according to their needs.Direct financing for 5763 schools to purchase learning material according to their needs.
  • Classes visited each year by the inspectors and the educational advisers (Percentage)Value6.0065.9040.00
    DateDecember 31, 2009June 1, 2012June 15, 2012
    CommentData for the SY 2010/11. The data for 2011/12 is not yet available.
  • Latrines constructedValue0.00375.00324.00
    DateApril 18, 2008June 1, 2012June 15, 2012
    Comment313 blocks of 4 latrines and 62 blocks of 2latrines
  • Number of community teachers benefiting from training to obtain a CEAPValue997910000
    DateApril 6, 2012June 15, 2012
    CommentThis activity is financed by the program FTI-FCB, UNICEF and the Government. Two years training has been completed and theteachers passed the written exam of CEAP.The final exam will be held by June 2012.3 years training for 10000 community teachers
  • Teachers trained in service (number) (Core AFR)Value05225516000 (school year 2010/11)
    DateJune 26, 2008April 6, 2012June 15, 2012
    Comment(i) 20 days in-service training of 3253 teachers in 2009 for the preparation of the CEAP exam(ii) 10 days in-service trainingfor2806 preschool teachers in 2011;(iii) 6 days in-service training of 46196 primary teachers in 2011
  • Number of girls and women literates in national languageValue028940
    DateJune 24, 2008April 6, 2012June 15, 2012
    Comment29200 girls and women are enrolled in the training through the ''faire faire" approach which has just ended. The breakdown bygender of the provisional data of the number who passed successively the test is not yet available . However, the Governmentachieved on its own resources the training of 37301 girls and women in 2009 , 2010 and 2011.