Learning, Equity and Accountability Program Support Project

Abstract*

The objective of the Learning, Equity and Accountability Program Support Project for Philippines is to improve the quality of grades 1 to 3 reading and math skills of children in target regions and target schools, with a special focus on those belonging to target disadvantaged groups. The project has three components. (1) Improvement of teaching and learning in grades 1 to 3 reading and math; (2) strengthening of accountability and incentives of Department... Show More

Development Objective

The project development objective is to improve the quality of grades 1 to 3 reading and math skills of children in Target Regions and Target Schools, with a special focus on those belonging to Target Disadvantaged Groups.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P118904
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Andrew B. Ragatz , Sachiko Kataoka
Borrower 2
The Republic of the Philippines

Country
Philippines
Disclosure Date
June 16, 2011
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
March 18, 2014
Effective Date
June 24, 2014

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 300.00 million
Implementing Agency
Department of Education
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Fiscal Year 3
2014

Commitment Amount
US$ 300.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Last Update Date
August 15, 2023
Closing Date
December 31, 2018

Consultant Services required
Yes
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 - Education100%
- FY17 - Access to Education50%
- FY17 - Education Financing50%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	300.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	300.00
IDA Commitment	N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment	300.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	300.00

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$)
Mar 15, 2024	IBRD-83440	Int Charges	151,459.75
Jun 24, 2014	IBRD-83440	Fee Charges	750,000.00
Mar 15, 2023	IBRD-83440	Int Charges	336,703.90
Mar 15, 2023	IBRD-83440	Int Charges	7,447,856.50
Sep 15, 2023	IBRD-83440	Int Charges	112,747.97
Sep 15, 2023	IBRD-83440	Int Charges	8,615,755.00
Nov 17, 2023	IBRD-83440	Loan Disb	-295,200,000.00
Nov 17, 2023	IBRD-83440	Loan Disb	295,200,000.00
Mar 15, 2024	IBRD-83440	Int Charges	3,299,122.50
Mar 15, 2024	IBRD-83440	Int Charges	5,191,256.00
Sep 15, 2021	IBRD-83440	Int Charges	1,373,008.00
Mar 15, 2022	IBRD-83440	Int Charges	1,306,096.00
Sep 15, 2022	IBRD-83440	Int Charges	2,770,475.50
Sep 15, 2019	IBRD-83440	Int Charges	5,026,097.50
Mar 15, 2020	IBRD-83440	Int Charges	4,089,176.00
Sep 15, 2020	IBRD-83440	Int Charges	2,142,496.00
Mar 15, 2021	IBRD-83440	Int Charges	1,454,516.00
Dec 21, 2018	IBRD-83440	Loan Disb	122,000,000.00
May 7, 2019	IBRD-83440	Loan Disb	14,800,000.00
May 7, 2019	IBRD-83440	Loan Cancel	4,800,000.00
Mar 15, 2019	IBRD-83440	Int Charges	3,513,466.80
Sep 15, 2018	IBRD-83440	Int Charges	2,396,416.00
Sep 26, 2017	IBRD-83440	Loan Disb	76,400,000.00
Sep 22, 2017	IBRD-83440	Loan Disb	11,000,000.00
Mar 15, 2018	IBRD-83440	Int Charges	1,626,634.10
Sep 15, 2017	IBRD-83440	Int Charges	93,309.99
Sep 15, 2017	IBRD-83440	Int Charges	751,180.00
Mar 15, 2017	IBRD-83440	Int Charges	271,198.34
Sep 15, 2016	IBRD-83440	Int Charges	219,368.90
Jan 31, 2017	IBRD-83440	Loan Disb	42,000,000.00
Sep 15, 2015	IBRD-83440	Int Charges	7,937.45
Sep 15, 2015	IBRD-83440	Int Charges	38,383.16
Mar 15, 2016	IBRD-83440	Int Charges	100,884.79
Mar 15, 2015	IBRD-83440	Int Charges	3,129.79
Dec 17, 2015	IBRD-83440	Loan Disb	20,925,000.00
Jun 24, 2014	IBRD-83440	Loan Disb	750,000.00
Jan 27, 2015	IBRD-83440	Loan Disb	7,325,000.00
Sep 15, 2014	IBRD-83440	Int Charges	1,383.33
Mar 18, 2014	IBRD-83440	Loan Commitment	300,000,000.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2018-12-28
Procurement	Satisfactory	2018-12-28
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2018-12-28
Project Management	Satisfactory	2018-12-28
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2018-12-28
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2018-12-28

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 06-26-2019
Outcomes	Substantial
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 12-09-2019	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance		N/a
Government Performance	Not Rated	N/a
Implementing Agency		N/a
Icr Quality	Substantial	N/a
M&e Quality	Substantial	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Decrease of students with scores of zero in the Comprehension domain subtest of the relevant EGRA-mother tongue tool	Value	81%	48.9% decrease over baseline (32.1% scored zero)
	Date	June 30, 2015	January 1, 2019
	Comment

Increase of students with at least 60% scores in the relevant EGMA-mother tongue tool Value 36% 54.2% increase over baseline (90.2% achieved at le
Date June 30, 2015 January 1, 2019
Comment

Decrease of students from disadvantaged groups with scores of zero in the Comprehension domain subtest of the relevant EGRA-mother tongue tool	Value	86%	54.5% decrease over baseline (31.4% scored zero)
	Date	June 30, 2015	January 1, 2019
	Comment

Increase of students from disadvantaged groups with at least 60% scores in the relevant EGMA-mother tongue tool	Value	23%	62.3% increase over baseline (85.3% achieved at le
	Date	June 30, 2015	January 1, 2019
	Comment

Direct project beneficiaries Value 0.00 4448108.00 4038780.00
Date July 1, 2013 March 14, 2018
Comment
For learners living in remote or difficult-to-access areas Value 92% 60.5% decrease over baseline (31.4% scored zero)
Date June 30, 2015 January 1, 2019
Comment
For learners who attend schools with high concentration of IP students (66% or higher) Value 81% 55.1% decrease over baseline (25.9% scored zero)
Date June 30, 2015 January 1, 2019
Comment
For learners living in remote or difficult-to-access areas Value 13% 72.5% increase from baseline (85.3% achieved at le
Date June 30, 2015 January 1, 2019
Comment
For learners who attend schools with high concentration of IP students (66% or higher) Value 33% 55.3% increase over baseline (88.3% achieved at le
Date June 30, 2015 January 1, 2019
Comment
Female beneficiaries Value 0.00 48.40 48.61
Date July 1, 2013 March 14, 2018
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Versions of EGRA and EGMA tools developed for each selected Mother Tongue in each Target Region Value 0.00 50.00 50.00
Date July 1, 2013 March 14, 2018
Comment
Teachers from identified schools trained to improve their capability to effectively teach grades 1 to 3 reading and math Value 0.00 34074.00 11998.00
Date July 1, 2013 January 1, 2019
Comment

School heads from identified schools trained to strengthen the field level support system for improved early grade reading and mathteaching.	Value	0.00	9865.00	9865.00
	Date	July 1, 2013	March 14, 2018	September 1, 2015
	Comment

Development of an enabling environment for the effective implementation of the grades 1 to 3 reading and math programs in the Target Regions	Value	0	Policy on EGRA and EGMA utilization adopted. DepEd	Policy on the utilization of the EGRA & EGMA tools
	Date	July 1, 2013	March 14, 2018
	Comment

Linguistic map for each Target Region developed for improved targeting and implementation of the grades 1 to 3 reading and math programs Value 0.00 5.00 2.00
Date July 1, 2013 March 14, 2018
Comment
Capability of DepEd to implement its Performance Incentive Scheme improved Value 0 PMS developed and DVA confirmed that based on a sa 14,173 staff oriented
Date July 1, 2013 March 14, 2018
Comment

Development of enabling policy environment for the use of school report cards (SRC) in the Target Regions	Value	0	DepEd order 44, 2015 adopted; DVA verification of	8,474 target schools use refined SRC
	Date	July 1, 2013	March 14, 2018
	Comment

Financial management capacity of DepEd central, regional and division offices improved	Value	0	Manual adopted and national training completed. Ba	Financial management manual for all DepEd finance
	Date	July 1, 2013	March 14, 2018
	Comment

Improvement of data management for educational programs serving the Target Disadvantaged Groups in the Target Regions.	Value	0	Office order 042 - 2017 adopted on May 22, 2017 on	Information strategy developed and adopted
	Date	July 1, 2013	March 14, 2018
	Comment

Comprehensive review completed on selected DepEd programs serving the Target Disadvantaged Groups in the Target Regions Value 0 4 2
Date July 1, 2013 November 30, 2018
Comment
CARAGA Value 0.00 10.00 10.00
Date July 1, 2013 March 14, 2018
Comment
Region 9 Value 0.00 10.00 10.00
Date July 1, 2013 March 14, 2018
Comment
Region 5 Value 0.00 10.00 10.00
Date July 1, 2013 March 14, 2018
Comment
CAR Value 0.00 10.00 10.00
Date July 1, 2013 March 14, 2018
Comment
Region 8 Value 0.00 10.00 10.00
Date July 1, 2013 March 14, 2018
Comment

Increase of students with at least 60% scores in the relevant EGMA-mother tongue tool	Value	36%	54.2% increase over baseline (90.2% achieved at le
	Date	June 30, 2015	January 1, 2019
	Comment

Direct project beneficiaries	Value	0.00	4448108.00	4038780.00
	Date	July 1, 2013	March 14, 2018
	Comment

For learners living in remote or difficult-to-access areas	Value	92%	60.5% decrease over baseline (31.4% scored zero)
	Date	June 30, 2015	January 1, 2019
	Comment

For learners who attend schools with high concentration of IP students (66% or higher)	Value	81%	55.1% decrease over baseline (25.9% scored zero)
	Date	June 30, 2015	January 1, 2019
	Comment

For learners living in remote or difficult-to-access areas	Value	13%	72.5% increase from baseline (85.3% achieved at le
	Date	June 30, 2015	January 1, 2019
	Comment

For learners who attend schools with high concentration of IP students (66% or higher)	Value	33%	55.3% increase over baseline (88.3% achieved at le
	Date	June 30, 2015	January 1, 2019
	Comment

Female beneficiaries	Value	0.00	48.40	48.61
	Date	July 1, 2013	March 14, 2018
	Comment

Capability of DepEd to implement its Performance Incentive Scheme improved	Value	0	PMS developed and DVA confirmed that based on a sa	14,173 staff oriented
	Date	July 1, 2013	March 14, 2018
	Comment

CARAGA	Value	0.00	10.00	10.00
	Date	July 1, 2013	March 14, 2018
	Comment

Region 9	Value	0.00	10.00	10.00
	Date	July 1, 2013	March 14, 2018
	Comment

Region 5	Value	0.00	10.00	10.00
	Date	July 1, 2013	March 14, 2018
	Comment

Region 8	Value	0.00	10.00	10.00
	Date	July 1, 2013	March 14, 2018
	Comment