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Zambia Education Enhancement Project

Abstract*

The development objective of the Education Enhancement Project for Zambia is to improve the quality of teaching and learning in mathematics and science in targeted primary and secondary schools and to increase equitable access to secondary education. The project comprises of three components. The first component, improving the quality of teaching and learning objective is to improve the quality of teaching and learning in primary and secondary education...

* The project abstract is drawn from the PAD, SAR or PGD and may not accurately reflect the project's current nature

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Development Objective

The project development objective is to improve the quality of teaching and learning conditions in targeted primary and secondary schools and to increase access to secondary education focusing on girls.

Key Details

Project Details

  • P158570

  • Active

  • Girma Woldetsadik , Hongyu Yang

  • Ministry of Finance

  • Zambia

  • June 14, 2017

  • (as of board presentation)

    August 29, 2017

  • April 9, 2018

  • US$ 180.00 million

  • B

  • June 3, 2024

  • December 31, 2025

  • Yes

  • BANK APPROVED

  • Notes

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

No data available.
Financier Commitments
IDA Credit 180.00
Borrower/Recipient 144.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment N/A
IDA Commitment 180.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment 180.00
Lending Instrument
Grant Amount N/A
Total Project Cost** 204.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of March 31, 2025

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Financier Approval Date Closing Date Principal Disbursed Repayments Interest, Charges & Fees

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Period Financier Transaction Type Amount (US$)
Mar 15, 2023 IDA-66300 Int Charges 1,536.61
Aug 15, 2024 IDA-61360 Int Charges 231,494.12
Aug 15, 2024 IDA-61360 Loan Repay 935,764.30
Aug 15, 2024 IDA-61360 Int Charges 151,654.05
Aug 15, 2024 IDA-61360 Int Charges 151,654.05
Aug 15, 2024 IDA-61360 Loan Repay 18,368.37
Feb 15, 2024 IDA-61360 Int Charges 255,675.89
Feb 15, 2024 IDA-61360 Loan Repay 4,955.55
Feb 15, 2024 IDA-61360 Loan Repay 937,950.56
Feb 15, 2024 IDA-61360 Int Charges 58.93
Feb 15, 2024 IDA-61360 Int Charges 58.93
Feb 15, 2024 IDA-61360 Int Charges 98.22
Feb 15, 2024 IDA-61360 Int Charges 153,405.53
Feb 15, 2024 IDA-61360 Int Charges 153,405.53
Mar 18, 2024 IDA-66300 Int Charges 156,471.64
Mar 18, 2024 IDA-66300 Int Charges 100,874.78
Mar 18, 2024 IDA-66300 Int Charges 100,874.78
Mar 15, 2024 IDA-66300 Int Charges 6,017.37
Mar 15, 2024 IDA-66300 Int Charges 6,017.37
Jan 31, 2024 IDA-66300 Loan Disb 9,010,410.00
Mar 19, 2024 IDA-66300 Loan Disb 26,124,586.00
Dec 23, 2022 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 1,809,942.40
Dec 23, 2021 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 177,665.56
Jan 24, 2022 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 261,238.92
Aug 29, 2022 IDA-61360 Int Charges 127,341.94
Aug 29, 2022 IDA-61360 Int Charges 127,341.94
Aug 29, 2022 IDA-61360 Int Charges 218,071.05
Aug 15, 2022 IDA-61360 Int Charges 3,550.30
Aug 15, 2022 IDA-61360 Int Charges 3,550.30
Jun 28, 2022 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 2,886,451.20
Sep 16, 2022 IDA-66300 Int Charges 39,857.74
Sep 16, 2022 IDA-66300 Int Charges 39,857.74
Sep 16, 2022 IDA-66300 Int Charges 66,429.58
Feb 15, 2023 IDA-61360 Loan Repay 446.64
Mar 24, 2023 IDA-66300 Int Charges 74,116.10
Mar 24, 2023 IDA-66300 Int Charges 74,116.10
Mar 1, 2023 IDA-61360 Loan Repay 950,337.06
Mar 1, 2023 IDA-61360 Int Charges 148,419.77
Mar 1, 2023 IDA-61360 Int Charges 148,419.77
Mar 1, 2023 IDA-61360 Int Charges 229,409.66
Mar 24, 2023 IDA-66300 Int Charges 126,107.77
Aug 15, 2021 IDA-61360 Int Charges 1,536.61
Aug 15, 2021 IDA-61360 Int Charges 1,536.61
Jul 15, 2021 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 203,972.80
Jun 25, 2021 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 72,224.92
Feb 15, 2022 IDA-61360 Int Charges 2,240.85
Oct 7, 2020 IDA-61360 Int Charges 85,441.25
Oct 7, 2020 IDA-61360 Int Charges 132,977.03
Jul 30, 2020 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 6,078,499.00
Oct 8, 2020 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 29,740.08
Aug 13, 2020 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 144,280.66
Jan 10, 2019 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 37,951.90
Oct 22, 2018 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 40,479.94
Dec 12, 2018 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 47,226.51
Nov 13, 2018 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 30,467.26
Oct 15, 2018 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 120,010.29
Aug 20, 2018 IDA-61360 Int Charges 2,324.62
Aug 20, 2018 IDA-61360 Int Charges 2,324.62
Sep 13, 2018 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 26,229.49
Jun 29, 2018 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 6,076,382.50
Jun 5, 2018 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 600,000.00
Sep 3, 2019 IDA-61360 Int Charges 62,655.65
Sep 3, 2019 IDA-61360 Int Charges 948.81
May 23, 2019 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 87,281.35
Mar 15, 2019 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 28,471.34
Mar 29, 2019 IDA-61360 Int Charges 1,899.17
May 30, 2019 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 5,948,985.50
Jun 13, 2019 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 265,208.75
Mar 6, 2019 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 52,093.04
Apr 29, 2019 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 105,808.84
May 7, 2019 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 997,646.40
Feb 25, 2019 IDA-61360 Int Charges 4,300.31
Feb 25, 2019 IDA-61360 Int Charges 4,300.31
Feb 25, 2019 IDA-61360 Int Charges 11,055.36
Feb 15, 2022 IDA-61360 Int Charges 2,240.85
Jun 13, 2022 IDA-66300 Loan Disb 12,147,929.00
Mar 23, 2022 IDA-61360 Int Charges 124,287.02
Mar 23, 2022 IDA-61360 Int Charges 124,287.02
Mar 23, 2022 IDA-61360 Int Charges 210,820.38
May 27, 2022 IDA-66300 Loan Disb 7,980,137.00
Feb 24, 2022 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 113,811.46
Nov 29, 2021 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 70,658.26
Sep 7, 2022 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 228,420.78
Oct 26, 2022 IDA-66300 Int Charges 66,246.33
Dec 21, 2022 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 3,215,469.00
Sep 16, 2022 IDA-66300 Int Charges -39,857.74
Sep 16, 2022 IDA-66300 Int Charges -39,857.74
Sep 16, 2022 IDA-66300 Int Charges -66,429.58
Oct 26, 2022 IDA-66300 Int Charges 39,747.80
Oct 26, 2022 IDA-66300 Int Charges 39,747.80
Jun 8, 2020 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 246,462.90
Apr 22, 2020 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 69,933.12
Mar 20, 2020 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 304,279.00
May 13, 2020 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 118,156.67
May 24, 2021 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 82,330.20
Apr 15, 2021 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 59,771.47
Mar 22, 2021 IDA-61360 Int Charges 10,598.63
Mar 22, 2021 IDA-61360 Int Charges 111,805.84
Mar 22, 2021 IDA-61360 Int Charges 111,805.84
Mar 18, 2021 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 53,372.29
Mar 22, 2021 IDA-61360 Int Charges 186,343.05
Dec 21, 2020 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 109,654.59
Jan 25, 2021 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 61,243.98
Mar 15, 2021 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 48,914.08
Sep 17, 2020 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 217,140.95
Oct 13, 2021 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 55,234.32
Nov 29, 2021 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 3,019,766.50
Sep 15, 2021 IDA-61360 Int Charges 111,731.31
Sep 15, 2021 IDA-61360 Int Charges 111,731.31
Sep 15, 2021 IDA-61360 Int Charges 188,790.02
Aug 26, 2021 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 2,950,298.00
Sep 23, 2021 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 118,457.11
Aug 12, 2021 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 56,275.13
Feb 25, 2019 IDA-61360 Int Charges 25,427.18
Feb 25, 2019 IDA-61360 Int Charges 25,427.18
Feb 25, 2019 IDA-61360 Int Charges 39,500.60
Feb 15, 2020 IDA-61360 Int Charges 1,340.97
Feb 15, 2020 IDA-61360 Int Charges 1,340.97
Dec 17, 2019 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 254,203.95
Feb 21, 2020 IDA-61360 Int Charges 58,010.36
Feb 21, 2020 IDA-61360 Int Charges 58,010.36
Mar 19, 2020 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 144,425.16
Feb 12, 2020 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 3,932,675.00
Jan 21, 2020 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 304,005.30
Feb 21, 2020 IDA-61360 Int Charges 98,910.54
Jul 18, 2019 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 128,701.87
Oct 8, 2019 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 94,334.54
Oct 29, 2019 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 50,132.62
Sep 16, 2019 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 58,531.04
Nov 1, 2019 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 1,987,228.80
Nov 19, 2019 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 168,706.94
Sep 3, 2019 IDA-61360 Int Charges 37,593.37
Sep 3, 2019 IDA-61360 Int Charges 37,593.37
Jul 10, 2020 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 158,647.11
Aug 15, 2020 IDA-61360 Int Charges 624.09
Aug 15, 2020 IDA-61360 Int Charges 624.09
Nov 18, 2020 IDA-61360 Loan Disb 118,854.42
Oct 7, 2020 IDA-61360 Int Charges 85,441.25
Mar 9, 2023 IDA-72700 Loan Commitment 53,000,000.00
May 21, 2020 IDA-66300 Loan Commitment 120,000,000.00
Aug 29, 2017 IDA-61360 Loan Commitment 60,000,000.00
Jun 12, 2023 IDA-66300 Loan Disb 6,227,359.00
Sep 19, 2023 IDA-66300 Int Charges 143,998.48
Sep 15, 2023 IDA-66300 Int Charges 1,037.66
Sep 15, 2023 IDA-66300 Int Charges 1,037.66
Sep 19, 2023 IDA-66300 Int Charges 85,360.37
Sep 19, 2023 IDA-66300 Int Charges 85,360.37
Aug 18, 2023 IDA-61360 Int Charges 526.38
Aug 18, 2023 IDA-61360 Int Charges 157,779.05
Aug 18, 2023 IDA-61360 Int Charges 157,779.05
Aug 18, 2023 IDA-61360 Int Charges 262,965.06
Aug 18, 2023 IDA-61360 Int Charges 17,902.91
Aug 18, 2023 IDA-61360 Loan Repay 947,938.44
Aug 18, 2023 IDA-61360 Int Charges 315.83
Aug 18, 2023 IDA-61360 Int Charges 315.83
Mar 15, 2023 IDA-66300 Int Charges 1,536.61

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name Review Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory 2025-02-12
Procurement Moderately Satisfactory 2025-02-12
Project Management Moderately Satisfactory 2025-02-12
Financial Management Moderately Satisfactory 2025-02-12
Monitoring and Evaluation Moderately Satisfactory 2025-02-12
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory 2025-02-12

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learningValue753408.001129381.001755200.00
    DateAugust 25, 2017May 13, 2024December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning - FemaleValue302832.000.00549459.00
    Date
    Comment
  • Teachers achieving increased competences in subject and pedagogical content knowledge in mathematics, science and language arts as prescribed in curriculum (disaggregated by education level).ValuePrimary average math - 61 percentPrimary average 8 percent achieved in Mathematics and only 4 perceYear 3 figures increase by 5 percent points:Prima
    DateAugust 25, 2017May 13, 2024December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • Targeted primary and secondary schools with 3:1 (or better) student text book ratio in language arts, mathematics and science (physics, chemistry, biology, agricultural/homeconomics) in target schoolsValuePupil Textbook ratio 5:1 based on the 2015 Public 1:1 in mathematics and science has been achieved a85 percent of target schools with 3:1 student text
    DateJune 29, 2018May 13, 2024December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • Students enrolled in Grades 8–12 in the expanded secondary schools with additional classrooms and facilities .Value14760.0023124.0043840.00
    DateJune 29, 2018May 13, 2024December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • Students enrolled in Grades 8 - 12 in the expanded secondary schools with additional classrooms and facilities - FemaleValue6642.0011133.0021920.00
    DateJune 29, 2018May 13, 2024December 31, 2025
    Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Guidance and counselling teachers/school gender focal persons in project target schools trained on SRGBV and Safe Schools ProgramValue0.000.0085.00
    DateDecember 31, 2020May 13, 2024December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • Girls using the newly constructed dormitoriesValue0.00440.001500.00
    DateJune 29, 2018May 13, 2024December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • Classroom libraries established and using supplemental reading packagesValue000065 percent of the target schools with classroom li
    DateMarch 27, 2020May 13, 2024December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • MoE staff/PEOs and DEBS trained on Safe School Program and SRGBVValue00100 % of PEOs and project target districts staff r
    DateDecember 31, 2020May 13, 2024December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • Classrooms constructed - completed and ready for use in selected expansion schoolsValue0.00395.00910.00
    DateJune 29, 2018May 13, 2024December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • Improved textbook management system in place and being used.ValueNoYesYes
    DateJune 29, 2018May 13, 2024December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • Safe school program developed and implemented in schools in target districtsValue00Concept note for piloting safe school program in 2Twenty five percent of target schools implementing
    DateDecember 31, 2020May 13, 2024December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • Teachers recruited or trainedValue762.003251.0021240.00
    DateAugust 25, 2017May 13, 2024December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • Capacity building activities conducted for MoE staff/PEOs and DEBSValueBaseline to be based on the capacity needs assessmTerms of reference for needs assessment prepared.Evaluation of the trainings and dissemination of e
    DateJune 29, 2018May 13, 2024December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • New secondary school in targeted districts provided with functional toilets (for girls) and water facilityValueBaseline to be established after the costed nationBaseline to be undertaken100% target achieved
    DateMarch 27, 2020May 13, 2024December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • Improved EMIS data collection, analysis, and disseminationValueNoNoYes
    DateJune 29, 2018May 13, 2024December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • Teachers recruited or trained - Female (RMS requirement)Value229.00735.002520.00
    Date
    Comment
  • Teacher Development Data Platform (TDDP) developed and usedValueNoNoforty five percent of target teachers use TDDP
    DateJune 29, 2018May 13, 2024December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • Policy study/evaluation conductedValue0.000.004.00
    DateDecember 31, 2020May 13, 2024December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • Grievances received through GRM addressed within the stipulated response timeValue0.000.0050.00
    DateDecember 31, 2020May 13, 2024December 31, 2024
    Comment
  • Teaching Council of Zambia teacher database enhanced and used.ValueNoNoEnhanced teacher database used in 70 districts.
    DateMarch 27, 2020May 13, 2024December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • Development and use of TPDI-based teacher recuitmentValueNoTOR for the recruitment of consultancy to support TPDI-enhanced recruitment tools used in 70 distric
    DateMarch 27, 2020May 13, 2024December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • Development of TPDI-based teacher training packagesValueNot developedNot developed.TPDI-based teacher training evaluation.
    DateMarch 27, 2020May 13, 2024December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • PEOs and DEBSs oriented on the use of GIS school mappingValueBased on the available GIS data, 4,674 schools werGeo-information-based (GIS) coordinates collected 80 percent of the PEOs and DEBS oriented on the us
    DateJune 29, 2018May 13, 2024December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • School Management Committee and Parent Teacher Association meetings held to discuss progress of ZEEP implementationValue382.002730.002700.00
    DateDecember 31, 2020May 13, 2024December 31, 2025
    Comment
  • Development of costed nation-wide school infrastructure development planValueNoTOR for the recruitment of consultancy services prCosted nation-wide school infrastructure developme
    DateMarch 27, 2020May 13, 2024December 31, 2025
    Comment