Second Education Development Policy Loan

Abstract*

The wave of democratization that the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has experienced since the start of the Arab Spring has also reached Morocco, although its experience has been a reasonably peaceful one with social demonstrations taking place regularly across the country during 2011 and only sporadic outbursts of violence noted. This social movement started with calls for political change, a curbing of corruption and a more inclusive... Show More

Development Objective

To strengthen the schools sector’s institutional arrangements in the short term, in ways that in the medium term will: (i) increaseaccess to school education, especially for rural girls and boys at the lower secondary level; (ii) improve the quality of teaching and learning in primary and lower secondary education; and (iii) enhance efficiency in decentralized governance of the schools sector.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P120541
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Kamel Braham
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Morocco
Disclosure Date
April 11, 2012
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
May 28, 2013
Effective Date
July 3, 2013

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 100.00 million
Implementing Agency
N/A
Region
Middle East and North Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2013

Commitment Amount
US$ 100.00 million
Environmental Category
N/A
Last Update Date
July 16, 2024
Closing Date
April 30, 2014

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 - Education72%
- FY17 - Access to Education36%
- FY17 - Education Financing36%

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Public Administration21%
- FY17 - Municipal Institution Building14%
- FY17 - Transparency, Accountability and Good Governance7%
FY17 - Public Finance Management7%
- FY17 - Public Expenditure Management7%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	100.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	100.00
IDA Commitment	N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment	100.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	100.00

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$)
Jul 15, 2023	IBRD-82660	Loan Repay	1,989,160.10
May 28, 2013	IBRD-82660	Loan Commitment	100,000,000.00
Jul 15, 2024	IBRD-82660	Int Charges	1,625,216.50
Jul 15, 2024	IBRD-82660	Loan Repay	1,934,201.10
Jan 15, 2024	IBRD-82660	Int Charges	1,679,445.00
Jan 15, 2014	IBRD-82660	Int Charges	434,848.30
Jan 15, 2014	IBRD-82660	Int Charges	67.35
Jan 15, 2024	IBRD-82660	Loan Repay	1,940,494.90
Jul 3, 2013	IBRD-82660	Loan Disb	253,044.00
Jul 3, 2013	IBRD-82660	Fee Charges	253,044.00
Jul 15, 2013	IBRD-82660	Loan Disb	101,478,728.00
Jul 15, 2016	IBRD-82660	Int Charges	228,660.67
Jan 15, 2016	IBRD-82660	Int Charges	261,110.17
Jul 15, 2015	IBRD-82660	Int Charges	302,891.47
Jul 15, 2014	IBRD-82660	Int Charges	459,468.80
Jan 15, 2015	IBRD-82660	Int Charges	378,122.94
Jul 15, 2017	IBRD-82660	Int Charges	183,767.16
Jan 15, 2017	IBRD-82660	Int Charges	178,485.16
Jul 15, 2019	IBRD-82660	Int Charges	203,712.19
Jan 15, 2019	IBRD-82660	Int Charges	187,107.61
Jul 15, 2018	IBRD-82660	Int Charges	178,018.86
Jan 15, 2018	IBRD-82660	Int Charges	185,893.10
Jul 15, 2020	IBRD-82660	Int Charges	162,617.56
Jul 15, 2020	IBRD-82660	Loan Repay	2,028,251.90
Jan 15, 2020	IBRD-82660	Int Charges	155,751.19
Jul 15, 2022	IBRD-82660	Int Charges	53,868.20
Jul 15, 2022	IBRD-82660	Loan Repay	1,783,330.00
Jul 15, 2021	IBRD-82660	Int Charges	84,167.81
Jul 15, 2021	IBRD-82660	Loan Repay	2,095,177.80
Jan 15, 2021	IBRD-82660	Int Charges	175,001.56
Jan 15, 2021	IBRD-82660	Loan Repay	2,149,427.50
Jan 15, 2023	IBRD-82660	Int Charges	394,083.60
Jan 15, 2023	IBRD-82660	Loan Repay	1,916,827.00
Jan 15, 2022	IBRD-82660	Int Charges	93,725.68
Jan 15, 2022	IBRD-82660	Loan Repay	2,030,379.40
Jul 15, 2023	IBRD-82660	Int Charges	1,328,185.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2014-05-05
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2014-05-05
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2014-05-05
Program Management	Satisfactory	2014-05-05

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 11-03-2014
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome	Substantial
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Government Performance	Substantial
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 03-23-2015	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	Moderate	N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	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

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Ratio of new rural schools to total new schools planned in the previous year	Value	1.90	80.40	100.00
	Date	December 31, 2010	February 21, 2014	April 30, 2014
	Comment	Baseline (2010/11): Rural 2 (2 schools and nocolleges) / Urban 101 (78 schools and 23 colleges)	2013-2014 : 41 Rural (20 schools and 21 colleges); 57 Urbain (32 schools and 25 colleges)	Target (2013/14): Rural65 (25 community schoolsand 40 colleges) / Urban 0

Number of new social support methodologies developed	Value	0.00	0.00	2.00
	Date	December 31, 2010	February 21, 2014	April 30, 2014
	Comment		This target was not met, however, MENFP is currently working on improving the targeting of current programs. The Bank team and theMENFP are discussing the TA they will need to make more progress on this front.

Number of Regional Assessment and Testing Centers established Value 5.00 15.00 14.00
Date December 31, 2010 February 21, 2014 April 30, 2014
Comment

Revised guidelines for school charter development and funding sent to all schools	Value	No	No	Yes
	Date	December 31, 2010	February 21, 2014	April 30, 2014
	Comment		The guidelines are currently under revision and are expected to be distributed to all schools for the 2014-2015 school year.

Urban/Rural ratio of the female-male teacher ratio (primary) Value 3.00 2.80 1.60
Date December 31, 2010 February 21, 2014 April 30, 2014
Comment
Urban/Rural ratio of female-male teacher ratio (lower secondary) Value 2.90 1.40 1.50
Date December 31, 2010 February 21, 2014 April 30, 2014
Comment
Enrolment in RegionalTeacher Training Centers Value 7864.00 6996.00 8000.00
Date December 31, 2010 February 21, 2014 April 30, 2014
Comment The MdF only granted 7000 positions, when MENFP requested 8000.
Proportion of humanresource management decisions taken by AREFs Value 0.00 50.00 50.00
Date July 31, 2010 February 21, 2014 April 30, 2014
Comment
Urban/Rural ratio of student-teacher ratio (primary) Value 1.20 1.30 1.00
Date December 31, 2010 February 21, 2014 April 30, 2014
Comment
Urban/Rural ratio of student-teacher ratio (lower secondary) Value 1.20 1.00 1.00
Date December 31, 2010 February 21, 2014 April 30, 2014
Comment

Regional internal audit units producing an annual report during the previous year	Value	0.00	100.00	100.00
	Date	December 31, 2010	February 21, 2014	April 30, 2014
	Comment		These units still need to be reinforced with qualified personnel.

Proportion of Regional Assessment and Testing Centers producing an annual report during the previous year Value 0.00 100.00 100.00
Date December 31, 2010 February 21, 2014 April 30, 2014
Comment
Graduates assigned to teaching Value 5517.00 7838.00 8000.00
Date December 31, 2010 February 21, 2014 April 30, 2014
Comment

Number of Regional Assessment and Testing Centers established	Value	5.00	15.00	14.00
	Date	December 31, 2010	February 21, 2014	April 30, 2014
	Comment

Urban/Rural ratio of the female-male teacher ratio (primary)	Value	3.00	2.80	1.60
	Date	December 31, 2010	February 21, 2014	April 30, 2014
	Comment

Urban/Rural ratio of female-male teacher ratio (lower secondary)	Value	2.90	1.40	1.50
	Date	December 31, 2010	February 21, 2014	April 30, 2014
	Comment

Enrolment in RegionalTeacher Training Centers	Value	7864.00	6996.00	8000.00
	Date	December 31, 2010	February 21, 2014	April 30, 2014
	Comment		The MdF only granted 7000 positions, when MENFP requested 8000.

Urban/Rural ratio of student-teacher ratio (primary)	Value	1.20	1.30	1.00
	Date	December 31, 2010	February 21, 2014	April 30, 2014
	Comment

Graduates assigned to teaching	Value	5517.00	7838.00	8000.00
	Date	December 31, 2010	February 21, 2014	April 30, 2014
	Comment