Myanmar Decentralizing Funding to Schools

Abstract*

The objective of the Decentralizing Funding to Schools Project is to help improve and expand Myanmar's School Grants Program and Student Stipends Program. There are three components to the project, the first component being expansion and improvement of the school grants program. All schools with primary students currently supported by government budget funding are eligible for participation in the school grants program. Expansion of the program, therefore... Show More

Development Objective

The objective of the AF is to improve inclusiveness of school funding management and enhance support to teachersâ?? professional development while increasing transition rates of poor and at-risk students.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P146332
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Saurav Bhatta
Borrower 2
Republic of the Union of Myanmar

Country
Myanmar
Disclosure Date
August 30, 2013
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
May 20, 2014
Effective Date
November 5, 2014

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 100.00 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Education
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Fiscal Year 3
2014

Commitment Amount
US$ 145.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Last Update Date
November 30, 2023
Closing Date
July 20, 2021

Consultant Services required
No
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED

Associated Projects
P157231

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 - Education60%
- FY17 - Access to Education30%
- FY17 - Education Financing30%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Protection40%
- FY17 - Social Safety Nets40%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Credit	80.00
Myanmar Strategic Partnership	45.00
AUSTRALIA, Government of	20.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	80.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	80.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	65.00
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$)
May 15, 2021	IDA-54550	Int Charges	625.95
May 15, 2021	IDA-54550	Int Charges	625.95
Nov 15, 2020	IDA-54550	Int Charges	102.99
Nov 15, 2021	IDA-54550	Int Charges	272,907.66
Nov 15, 2021	IDA-54550	Int Charges	272,907.66
Nov 15, 2021	IDA-54550	Int Charges	1,942.99
Nov 15, 2021	IDA-54550	Int Charges	1,942.99
Nov 15, 2020	IDA-54550	Int Charges	102.99
Nov 15, 2020	IDA-54550	Int Charges	102.99
Nov 15, 2020	IDA-54550	Int Charges	102.99
Nov 15, 2020	IDA-54550	Int Charges	3,546.63
Nov 15, 2020	IDA-54550	Int Charges	3,546.63
May 15, 2022	IDA-54550	Int Charges	103.00
May 15, 2022	IDA-54550	Int Charges	103.00
May 15, 2022	IDA-54550	Int Charges	4,018.99
May 15, 2022	IDA-54550	Int Charges	4,018.99
May 15, 2022	IDA-54550	Int Charges	254,380.08
May 15, 2022	IDA-54550	Int Charges	254,380.08
Nov 22, 2022	IDA-54550	Int Charges	242,103.48
Nov 22, 2022	IDA-54550	Int Charges	242,103.48
Nov 15, 2022	IDA-54550	Int Charges	9,432.78
Nov 15, 2022	IDA-54550	Int Charges	9,432.78
Jun 2, 2023	IDA-54550	Int Charges	2,512.06
Jun 2, 2023	IDA-54550	Int Charges	2,512.06
Jun 2, 2023	IDA-54550	Int Charges	258,587.89
Jun 2, 2023	IDA-54550	Int Charges	258,587.89
Nov 15, 2023	IDA-54550	Int Charges	256,158.10
Nov 15, 2023	IDA-54550	Int Charges	256,158.10
Nov 15, 2023	IDA-54550	Int Charges	567.41
Nov 15, 2023	IDA-54550	Int Charges	567.41
May 20, 2014	IDA-54550	Loan Commitment	80,000,000.00
May 15, 2024	IDA-54550	Int Charges	1,482.00
May 15, 2024	IDA-54550	Int Charges	1,482.00
May 15, 2024	IDA-54550	Int Charges	257,054.90
May 15, 2024	IDA-54550	Int Charges	257,054.90
May 15, 2018	IDA-54550	Int Charges	2,002.29
May 15, 2018	IDA-54550	Int Charges	2,002.29
May 15, 2018	IDA-54550	Int Charges	275,429.44
May 15, 2018	IDA-54550	Int Charges	275,429.44
Nov 15, 2017	IDA-54550	Int Charges	262,242.56
Nov 15, 2017	IDA-54550	Int Charges	262,242.56
Nov 15, 2017	IDA-54550	Int Charges	3,041.81
Nov 15, 2017	IDA-54550	Int Charges	3,041.81
Nov 15, 2017	IDA-54550	Int Charges	184.60
Nov 15, 2017	IDA-54550	Int Charges	184.60
Nov 15, 2016	IDA-54550	Int Charges	1,502.33
Nov 15, 2016	IDA-54550	Int Charges	1,502.33
Nov 15, 2016	IDA-54550	Int Charges	192,939.31
Nov 15, 2016	IDA-54550	Int Charges	192,939.31
Jun 10, 2016	IDA-54550	Loan Disb	22,410,000.00
May 15, 2017	IDA-54550	Int Charges	204.59
May 15, 2017	IDA-54550	Int Charges	204.59
May 15, 2017	IDA-54550	Int Charges	196,864.34
May 15, 2017	IDA-54550	Int Charges	196,864.34
May 15, 2017	IDA-54550	Int Charges	5,037.36
May 15, 2017	IDA-54550	Int Charges	5,037.36
Jun 20, 2017	IDA-54550	Loan Disb	16,350,788.00
May 15, 2016	IDA-54550	Int Charges	2,421.04
May 15, 2016	IDA-54550	Int Charges	2,421.04
May 15, 2016	IDA-54550	Int Charges	123,329.49
May 15, 2016	IDA-54550	Int Charges	123,329.49
Nov 13, 2014	IDA-54550	Loan Disb	15,800,000.00
Jun 19, 2015	IDA-54550	Loan Disb	18,762,452.00
May 15, 2015	IDA-54550	Int Charges	55,363.54
May 15, 2015	IDA-54550	Int Charges	55,363.54
May 15, 2015	IDA-54550	Int Charges	635.61
May 15, 2015	IDA-54550	Int Charges	635.61
Nov 19, 2015	IDA-54550	Int Charges	1,795.38
Nov 19, 2015	IDA-54550	Int Charges	1,795.38
Nov 19, 2015	IDA-54550	Int Charges	111,593.17
Nov 19, 2015	IDA-54550	Int Charges	111,593.17
Nov 15, 2019	IDA-54550	Int Charges	102.08
Nov 15, 2019	IDA-54550	Int Charges	102.08
Nov 15, 2019	IDA-54550	Int Charges	103.01
Nov 15, 2019	IDA-54550	Int Charges	103.01
Nov 15, 2019	IDA-54550	Int Charges	264,686.94
Nov 15, 2019	IDA-54550	Int Charges	264,686.94
Nov 15, 2019	IDA-54550	Int Charges	1,846.26
Nov 15, 2019	IDA-54550	Int Charges	1,846.26
May 15, 2019	IDA-54550	Int Charges	3,981.17
May 15, 2019	IDA-54550	Int Charges	3,981.17
May 15, 2019	IDA-54550	Int Charges	103.92
May 15, 2019	IDA-54550	Int Charges	103.92
May 15, 2019	IDA-54550	Int Charges	264,432.50
May 15, 2019	IDA-54550	Int Charges	264,432.50
Nov 15, 2018	IDA-54550	Int Charges	4,746.84
Nov 15, 2018	IDA-54550	Int Charges	4,746.84
Nov 15, 2018	IDA-54550	Int Charges	263,642.56
Nov 15, 2018	IDA-54550	Int Charges	263,642.56
May 15, 2020	IDA-54550	Int Charges	257.41
May 15, 2020	IDA-54550	Int Charges	257.41
May 15, 2020	IDA-54550	Int Charges	264,061.50
May 15, 2020	IDA-54550	Int Charges	264,061.50
Nov 15, 2020	IDA-54550	Int Charges	271,429.70
Nov 15, 2020	IDA-54550	Int Charges	271,429.70
May 15, 2021	IDA-54550	Int Charges	277,374.78
May 15, 2021	IDA-54550	Int Charges	277,374.78
May 15, 2021	IDA-54550	Int Charges	103.00
May 15, 2021	IDA-54550	Int Charges	103.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2020-08-18
Procurement	Satisfactory	2020-08-18
Project Management	Satisfactory	2020-08-18
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2020-08-18
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2020-08-18
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2020-08-18

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 04-27-2023
Outcomes	Substantial
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Highly Satisfactory
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 04-04-2024	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance		N/a
Government Performance		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

3. Primary schools having participated in mentoring activities (DLI 23) Value 25.00 50.00 0.00
Date May 31, 2018 July 20, 2021
Comment
2. Average transition rate from primary to middle school of stipends recipients is higher than for comparable non-recipients Value 5.00 7.00 0.00
Date May 31, 2018 July 20, 2021
Comment
1. Schools which spend improvement funding after (new) inclusive consultations with parents and community (DLI13) Value 0.00 70.00 0.00
Date May 31, 2018 July 20, 2021
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

20. Direct project beneficiaries Value 0.00 11652301.00 0.00
Date June 1, 2014 June 23, 2020
Comment
16. Mentor teachers engaged, trained, and deployed in accordance with the TMCSP (DLI19) Value 316.00 1320.00 0.00
Date May 31, 2018 July 20, 2021
Comment
9. Students having received stipends payment in accordance with the latest SSP guidelines (DLIs 4, 7, 10, 17, and 21) Value 0.00 305503.00 250000.00
Date June 6, 2014 June 18, 2020 July 20, 2021
Comment

4. Townships having transferred funds to at least 80 percent of their schools, in accordance with latest SISP guidelines (DLIs 5, 8, 11, 17, and 21)	Value	0.00	330.00	280.00
	Date	April 2, 2014	June 18, 2020	July 20, 2021
	Comment

11. School heads trained in implementing programs, in accordance with the latest guidelines (non-cumulative) Value 0.00 48402.00 49000.00
Date June 4, 2014 June 17, 2020 July 20, 2021
Comment
9a. Students having received stipends payment in the two new Rakhine townships in accordance with the latest SSP (DLIs 17 and 21) Value 0.00 40000.00 0.00
Date May 31, 2018 July 20, 2021
Comment
9a. Students having received stipends payment in the two new Rakhine townships in accordance with the latest SSP (DLIs 17 and 21) Value 0.00 40000.00 0.00
Date May 31, 2018 July 20, 2021
Comment
16a. Female mentors engaged, trained, and deployed to TEOs in accordance with the TMCSP guidelines Value 133.00 594.00 0.00
Date May 31, 2018 July 20, 2021
Comment
16a. Female mentors engaged, trained, and deployed to TEOs in accordance with the TMCSP guidelines Value 133.00 594.00 0.00
Date May 31, 2018 July 20, 2021
Comment
20a. Female beneficiaries Value 50.00 49.76 0.00
Date June 1, 2014 May 8, 2018
Comment
5. Guidelines produced/revised for SISP (DLI 2) Value No guidelines School Improvement Support Program guidelines revi Guidelines revised
Date April 2, 2014 December 10, 2019 July 20, 2021
Comment
12. Township education officials trained in implementing programs in accordance with the latest guidelines (non-cumulative). Value 0.00 5102.00 4000.00
Date June 2, 2014 June 23, 2020 July 20, 2021
Comment

13. MOE staff (school heads, state/region, district, townships officials) trained on the (i) new processes to promote social inclusive consultations and nondiscriminatory practices & (ii) new feedback	Value	0.00	48500.00	0.00
	Date	May 31, 2018	July 20, 2021
	Comment

6. Schools that have a school improvement plan (DLI12) Value 5.00 99.00 99.00
Date June 2, 2014 January 29, 2021 July 20, 2021
Comment
17. School clusters having carried out meetings in accordance with the TMCSP (DLI15 and 23) Value 0.00 5000.00 0.00
Date May 31, 2018 July 20, 2021
Comment
10. Guidelines produced/revised for SSP (DLI 1) Value No Guidelines Stipends guidelines revisions for 2019-20 school y Revised guidelines
Date June 2, 2014 December 10, 2019 July 20, 2021
Comment
21. Gender parity index (MDG3) Value 99.00 99.27 99.00
Date June 2, 2014 June 23, 2020 July 20, 2021
Comment
14. Reports analyzing impacts of supported programs are available (DLI18 and 22) Value 0.00 2.00 0.00
Date May 31, 2018 April 30, 2021
Comment
18. Mentees having received support from mentors in accordance with the TMCSP operational guidelines (non-cumulative) Value 20407.00 79000.00 0.00
Date May 31, 2018 July 20, 2021
Comment
7. Schools that disclose the school grant expenditure by category on school notice board Value 0.00 60.00 30.00
Date June 2, 2014 December 31, 2018
Comment
22. Primary completion rate (MDG2) Value 74.00 76.42 0.00
Date June 2, 2014 December 10, 2019
Comment
15. Annual status report produced (DLI6 and 9) Value No Yes Yes
Date June 2, 2014 June 17, 2020 July 20, 2021
Comment
19. Townships implementing the Teacher Mentoring and Cluster Support Program in accordance with guidelines Value 80.00 320.00 0.00
Date May 31, 2018 July 20, 2021
Comment
8. Large schools which have opened and use a bank account to receive their school grants Value 0.00 21.80 50.00
Date June 6, 2014 June 23, 2020
Comment
23. System for learning assessment at the primary level Value No Yes Yes
Date June 2, 2014 June 23, 2020
Comment

3. Primary schools having participated in mentoring activities (DLI 23)	Value	25.00	50.00	0.00
	Date	May 31, 2018	July 20, 2021
	Comment

2. Average transition rate from primary to middle school of stipends recipients is higher than for comparable non-recipients	Value	5.00	7.00	0.00
	Date	May 31, 2018	July 20, 2021
	Comment

20. Direct project beneficiaries	Value	0.00	11652301.00	0.00
	Date	June 1, 2014	June 23, 2020
	Comment

16. Mentor teachers engaged, trained, and deployed in accordance with the TMCSP (DLI19)	Value	316.00	1320.00	0.00
	Date	May 31, 2018	July 20, 2021
	Comment

16a. Female mentors engaged, trained, and deployed to TEOs in accordance with the TMCSP guidelines	Value	133.00	594.00	0.00
	Date	May 31, 2018	July 20, 2021
	Comment

20a. Female beneficiaries	Value	50.00	49.76	0.00
	Date	June 1, 2014	May 8, 2018
	Comment

5. Guidelines produced/revised for SISP (DLI 2)	Value	No guidelines	School Improvement Support Program guidelines revi	Guidelines revised
	Date	April 2, 2014	December 10, 2019	July 20, 2021
	Comment

21. Gender parity index (MDG3)	Value	99.00	99.27	99.00
	Date	June 2, 2014	June 23, 2020	July 20, 2021
	Comment

18. Mentees having received support from mentors in accordance with the TMCSP operational guidelines (non-cumulative)	Value	20407.00	79000.00	0.00
	Date	May 31, 2018	July 20, 2021
	Comment

22. Primary completion rate (MDG2)	Value	74.00	76.42	0.00
	Date	June 2, 2014	December 10, 2019
	Comment