Kosovo Education System Improvement Project

Abstract*

The objective of the Education System Improvement Project for Kosovo is to strengthen selected systems that contribute to quality, accountability, and efficiency improvements in education in the Republic of Kosovo. There are three components to the project, the first component being enhancing strategic planning, financial management, monitoring and decision-making in the education sector. This component is divided into three sub-components, as described... Show More

Development Objective

The Project Development Objective is to strengthen selected systems that contribute to quality, accountability, and efficiency improvements in education in the Republic of Kosovo.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P149005
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Angela Demas
Borrower 2
Republic of Kosovo

Country
Kosovo
Disclosure Date
April 1, 2014
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
September 10, 2015
Effective Date
May 13, 2016

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 7.50 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation
Region
Europe and Central Asia
Fiscal Year 3
2016

Commitment Amount
US$ 7.50 million
Environmental Category
C
Last Update Date
August 11, 2022
Closing Date
June 30, 2021

Consultant Services required
TBD
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 - Education76%
- FY17 - Access to Education38%
- FY17 - Education Financing38%

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Public Administration24%
- FY17 - Transparency, Accountability and Good Governance24%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Credit	7.50

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	7.50
IBRD + IDA Commitment	7.50

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	7.50

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$)
Oct 15, 2017	IDA-57260	Int Charges	787.72
Oct 15, 2017	IDA-57260	Int Charges	945.42
Apr 15, 2017	IDA-57260	Int Charges	238.50
Apr 15, 2017	IDA-57260	Int Charges	238.50
Apr 15, 2017	IDA-57260	Int Charges	397.41
Oct 15, 2017	IDA-57260	Int Charges	0.11
Aug 25, 2017	IDA-57260	Loan Disb	132,668.78
Apr 15, 2018	IDA-57260	Int Charges	377.67
Apr 15, 2018	IDA-57260	Int Charges	1,737.89
Apr 15, 2018	IDA-57260	Int Charges	1,737.89
Apr 15, 2024	IDA-57260	Int Charges	3,381.19
Apr 15, 2020	IDA-57260	Int Charges	9,440.56
Apr 15, 2020	IDA-57260	Int Charges	15,734.26
Apr 20, 2020	IDA-57260	Loan Disb	1,287,485.90
Apr 15, 2020	IDA-57260	Int Charges	446.98
May 27, 2020	IDA-57260	Loan Disb	26,862.11
Oct 15, 2020	IDA-57260	Int Charges	15,417.40
Oct 15, 2020	IDA-57260	Int Charges	15,417.40
Sep 3, 2020	IDA-57260	Loan Disb	358,432.84
Oct 15, 2020	IDA-57260	Loan Repay	125,569.13
Oct 15, 2020	IDA-57260	Int Charges	23,359.39
Oct 15, 2020	IDA-57260	Loan Repay	197.30
Dec 7, 2020	IDA-57260	Loan Disb	446,028.66
Feb 22, 2021	IDA-57260	Loan Disb	1,231,545.80
Apr 15, 2021	IDA-57260	Int Charges	0.01
Apr 15, 2021	IDA-57260	Int Charges	0.01
Apr 15, 2021	IDA-57260	Int Charges	18,864.01
Apr 15, 2021	IDA-57260	Int Charges	18,864.01
Apr 15, 2021	IDA-57260	Int Charges	26,878.49
Apr 15, 2021	IDA-57260	Int Charges	2,364.56
Apr 15, 2021	IDA-57260	Loan Repay	127,288.26
Jun 24, 2021	IDA-57260	Loan Disb	18,345.72
Oct 15, 2021	IDA-57260	Int Charges	21,878.25
Oct 15, 2021	IDA-57260	Int Charges	21,878.25
Oct 15, 2021	IDA-57260	Int Charges	4,508.13
Oct 15, 2021	IDA-57260	Loan Repay	125,798.51
Oct 15, 2021	IDA-57260	Int Charges	35,374.44
Nov 3, 2021	IDA-57260	Loan Disb	564,658.60
Apr 15, 2018	IDA-57260	Int Charges	2,850.61
Feb 6, 2018	IDA-57260	Loan Disb	222,181.34
Jul 30, 2018	IDA-57260	Loan Disb	80,704.88
Oct 15, 2018	IDA-57260	Int Charges	44.10
Oct 15, 2018	IDA-57260	Int Charges	2,321.59
Oct 15, 2018	IDA-57260	Int Charges	2,321.59
Oct 15, 2018	IDA-57260	Int Charges	3,869.33
Mar 18, 2019	IDA-57260	Loan Cancel	3,484,800.00
Jun 13, 2019	IDA-57260	Loan Disb	866,158.60
Apr 15, 2024	IDA-57260	Loan Repay	101,366.83
Apr 15, 2024	IDA-57260	Int Charges	20,377.01
Apr 15, 2024	IDA-57260	Int Charges	20,377.01
Apr 15, 2024	IDA-57260	Int Charges	33,564.85
Sep 10, 2015	IDA-57260	Loan Commitment	11,000,000.00
Apr 15, 2022	IDA-57260	Int Charges	1,054.19
Apr 15, 2022	IDA-57260	Loan Repay	121,746.24
Apr 15, 2022	IDA-57260	Int Charges	22,586.77
Apr 15, 2022	IDA-57260	Int Charges	22,586.77
Apr 15, 2022	IDA-57260	Int Charges	33,376.79
Nov 3, 2021	IDA-57260	Loan Cancel	966,501.06
Oct 15, 2022	IDA-57260	Int Charges	3,987.03
Oct 15, 2022	IDA-57260	Loan Repay	98,296.65
Oct 15, 2022	IDA-57260	Int Charges	20,865.72
Oct 15, 2022	IDA-57260	Int Charges	20,865.72
Oct 15, 2022	IDA-57260	Int Charges	32,697.90
Apr 15, 2023	IDA-57260	Loan Repay	104,309.96
Apr 15, 2023	IDA-57260	Int Charges	2,205.38
Apr 15, 2023	IDA-57260	Int Charges	21,751.00
Apr 15, 2023	IDA-57260	Int Charges	21,751.00
Apr 15, 2023	IDA-57260	Int Charges	36,251.67
Oct 15, 2023	IDA-57260	Loan Repay	3,024.09
Oct 15, 2023	IDA-57260	Loan Repay	97,846.06
Oct 15, 2023	IDA-57260	Int Charges	20,655.45
Oct 15, 2023	IDA-57260	Int Charges	20,655.45
Oct 15, 2023	IDA-57260	Int Charges	31,061.15
Apr 15, 2020	IDA-57260	Int Charges	9,440.56
Mar 26, 2019	IDA-57260	Loan Disb	248,381.40
Apr 15, 2019	IDA-57260	Int Charges	2,497.09
Apr 15, 2019	IDA-57260	Int Charges	2,497.09
Apr 15, 2019	IDA-57260	Int Charges	4,046.22
Apr 15, 2019	IDA-57260	Int Charges	85.38
Apr 15, 2019	IDA-57260	Int Charges	85.38
Sep 11, 2019	IDA-57260	Loan Disb	159,510.88
Oct 15, 2019	IDA-57260	Int Charges	254.27
Oct 15, 2019	IDA-57260	Int Charges	5,658.74
Oct 15, 2019	IDA-57260	Int Charges	5,658.74
Oct 15, 2019	IDA-57260	Int Charges	8,982.91
Nov 12, 2019	IDA-57260	Loan Disb	718,924.25
Feb 6, 2017	IDA-57260	Loan Disb	77,070.65
Dec 20, 2016	IDA-57260	Loan Disb	52,534.19
May 5, 2017	IDA-57260	Loan Disb	40,732.10
Nov 8, 2017	IDA-57260	Loan Disb	64,781.70
Oct 15, 2017	IDA-57260	Int Charges	787.72

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2021-06-30
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2021-06-30
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2021-06-30
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2021-06-30
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2021-06-30
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2021-06-30

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 01-31-2022
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW:	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately 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

Beneficiary schools disseminating report on grant budget allocation and utilization Value 0.00 99.58 60.00
Date September 30, 2015 June 30, 2021 September 30, 2019
Comment
School report cards piloted at school level Value 0.00 20.00 20.00
Date September 30, 2015 June 30, 2021 April 25, 2019
Comment
Reforms to Standardized 12 grade Assessment Applied Value No Yes
Date January 1, 2019 June 30, 2021
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Functional teacher professional development system Framework Designed	Value	No	Yes, Teacher Competencies Framework Published	School based teacher professional development poli
	Date	September 30, 2015	June 30, 2021	October 30, 2020
	Comment

Feedback from school directors on improved planning capacity	Value	No Assessment	77% report SDGs effectively improved planning capa	Assessment findings on principals' capacity buildi
	Date	September 30, 2015	June 30, 2021	November 29, 2019
	Comment

School developing plans for quality investments through school grants Value 0.00 240.00 150.00
Date September 30, 2015 December 31, 2020 July 31, 2019
Comment
Functional teacher performance assesssment system is in place. Value No Yes, Pilot application completed Staggered teacher performance assessment plan deve
Date September 30, 2015 June 30, 2021
Comment
Number of schools that receive School Development Grants Value 0.00 240.00 150.00
Date September 30, 2015 June 30, 2021 September 30, 2019
Comment

Grade 12 examinations revised and piloted in line with Kosovo Curriculum Framework	Value	Grade 12 exams not aligned with KCF	Grade 12 Matura exam was revised and piloted in Sp	Revised Grade 12 exams piloted and evaluated
	Date	September 30, 2015	June 30, 2021	July 31, 2019
	Comment

Number of beneficiary schools in which parents and/or community members were involved in grant planning or implementation (citizen engagement indicator)	Value	0.00	240.00	150.00
	Date	September 30, 2015	June 30, 2021	September 30, 2019
	Comment

Number of large-scale learning assessments completed at the primary or secondary levels Value 0.00 4.00 0.00
Date September 30, 2015 June 30, 2021
Comment
Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning Value 0.00 100155.00 75000.00
Date September 30, 2015 June 30, 2021 July 1, 2020
Comment
Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning - Female Value 0.00 50893.00 0.00
Date
Comment

Functional teacher performance assesssment system is in place.	Value	No	Yes, Pilot application completed	Staggered teacher performance assessment plan deve
	Date	September 30, 2015	June 30, 2021
	Comment

Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning - Female	Value	0.00	50893.00	0.00
	Date
	Comment