Cambodia Global Partnership for Education Second Education Support Project

Abstract*

The development objective of the Second Education Sector Support Project for Cambodia is to assist the Recipient to: (i) expand access to early childhood education for 3-5 year olds; and (ii) contribute to improved access to and quality of basic education, particularly for those from disadvantaged backgrounds. The project is organized around four focal areas. First component, improving the access and educational experience of vulnerable and disadvantaged... Show More

Development Objective

The objectives of the Project are to assist the Recipient to: (i) expand access to early childhood education (ECE) for 3-5 year olds and (ii) contribute to improved access to and quality of basic education, particularly for those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P144715
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Simeth Beng
Borrower 2
Ministry of Economy and Finance, Royal Government of Cambodia

Country
Cambodia
Disclosure Date
February 25, 2013
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
May 5, 2014
Effective Date
May 16, 2014

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 38.50 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Fiscal Year 3
2014

Commitment Amount
US$ 38.50 million
Environmental Category
B
Last Update Date
August 5, 2024
Closing Date
July 31, 2017

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
Education for All - Fast Track Initiative	38.50

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	38.50
Total Project Cost**	38.50

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of February 28, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of February 28, 2025

No data available.

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Procurement	Satisfactory	2017-06-12
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2017-06-12
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2017-06-12
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2017-06-12
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2017-06-12
Project Management	Satisfactory	2017-06-12

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 01-26-2018
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 06-29-2018	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

Enrollment ratio of children aged 5 in the urban and rural districts where new 100 formal and 1,000 community based pre-school facilities are provided	Value	56.49	59.49	66.30
	Date	December 2, 2013	July 31, 2017	July 31, 2017
	Comment

Percentage of students in Grades 3 reaching 45-60 words per minute on the Early Grade Reading Assessment Value 51.50 90.00 68.00
Date December 2, 2013 July 31, 2017 July 31, 2017
Comment
Percentage of primary teachers applying effective EGRA teaching methods as defined by classroom observation criteria Value 0.00 50.00 63.00
Date December 2, 2013 July 31, 2017 November 4, 2016
Comment
Lower Secondary enrollment rate Value 35.10 37.10 41.90
Date December 2, 2013 July 31, 2017 July 31, 2017
Comment

Enrollment ratio of children aged 5 in the urban and rural districts where new 100 formal and 1,000 community based pre-school facilities are provided (girls)	Value	49.50	51.50	65.50
	Date	December 2, 2013	July 31, 2017	July 31, 2017
	Comment

Lower Secondary enrollment rate (girls) Value 37.40 38.10 46.40
Date December 2, 2013 July 31, 2017 July 31, 2017
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Number of children aged 3-5 reached by project supported ECE services (70 FPS, 1000 CB, 500 HB) Value 0.00 32500.00 125337.00
Date December 2, 2013 July 31, 2017 May 4, 2017
Comment

Enrollment ratio of children aged 5 in the urban and rural districts where new 100 formal and 1000 community based pre-school facilities are provided	Value	56.50	71.00	67.98
	Date	December 2, 2013	July 31, 2017	June 5, 2017
	Comment

Number of students receiving project financed scholarships Value 0.00 133000.00 142655.00
Date December 2, 2013 July 31, 2017 July 31, 2017
Comment
Number of teachers completing training on disability screening Value 0.00 2000.00 5640.00
Date December 2, 2013 July 31, 2017 May 4, 2017
Comment

Percentage of ECE formal services rated as level 5 overall on the adjusted early childhood education environment indicators throughclassroom-observation evaluation (50 FPS)	Value	0.00	30.00	66.00
	Date	December 5, 2016	July 31, 2017	July 31, 2017
	Comment

Percentage of ECE formal services rated as level 5 overall on the adjusted early childhood education environment indicators throughclassroom-observation evaluation (100 CBPS selected)	Value	0.00	30.00	35.00
	Date	December 5, 2016	July 31, 2017	July 31, 2017
	Comment

Average age of students entering grade 1 Value 6.90 6.80 6.80
Date December 2, 2013 July 31, 2017 July 31, 2017
Comment
EGMA rolled out in 5 provinces Value No Yes Yes
Date December 2, 2013 July 31, 2017 May 4, 2017
Comment
Roll out of Grades 3, 6, and 8 National Assessments (each assessment once during the project lifecycle) and publication of their results Value No Yes Yes
Date December 2, 2013 July 31, 2017 May 4, 2017
Comment
System for learning assessment at the primary level Value No Yes Yes
Date February 28, 2014 July 31, 2017 May 4, 2017
Comment
Number of Community ECE teachers and core parents reached by training and materials supported by the project Value 0.00 1850.00 3861.00
Date December 2, 2013 July 31, 2017 May 8, 2017
Comment
Number of principals completing leadership training Value 0.00 1600.00 2474.00
Date December 2, 2013 July 31, 2017 July 31, 2017
Comment
Number of District Offices of Education constructed Value 0.00 20.00 20.00
Date December 2, 2013 July 31, 2017 July 31, 2017
Comment
Number of provinces implementing a unified early childhood and primary education sub-sector monitoring system Value 0.00 12.00 18.50
Date December 2, 2013 July 31, 2017 July 31, 2017
Comment
Number of provinces implementing a unified early childhood and primary education sub-sector planning system Plans Value 0.00 12.00 18.50
Date December 2, 2013 July 31, 2017 July 31, 2017
Comment
Direct project beneficiaries Value 0.00 170950.00 476560.00
Date December 2, 2013 July 31, 2017 July 31, 2017
Comment
Number of additional qualified primary teachers resulting from project interventions. Value 0.00 6000.00 32719.00
Date December 2, 2013 July 31, 2017 July 31, 2017
Comment

Enrollment ratio of children aged 5 in the urban and rural districts where new 100 formal and 1000 community based pre-school facilities are provided (girls)	Value	53.50	67.20	69.36
	Date	December 2, 2013	July 31, 2017	June 5, 2017
	Comment

Utility of the learning assessment system Value 0.00 1.00 1.00
Date February 28, 2014 July 31, 2017 May 4, 2017
Comment
Female beneficiaries Value 0.00 45.00 48.83
Date December 2, 2013 July 31, 2017 July 31, 2017
Comment