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Burundi Early Grade Learning Project

Abstract*

The development objective of the Early Grade Learning Project for Burundi is to improve student learning and progression in early grades in Burundi and, in the event of an eligible crisis or emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to said eligible crisis or emergency. The project comprises of five components. The first component, enhancing parental support and school attendance of students contributes to ensuring that children enroll...

* 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 objective of the Project is to improve student learning and progression in early grades in Burundi and, in the event of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to said Eligible Crisis or Emergency.

Key Details

Project Details

  • P161600

  • Closed

  • Maroua Sallami

  • Ministry of Finance, Budget and Economic Development Cooperation

  • Burundi

  • February 14, 2018

  • (as of board presentation)

    May 24, 2018

  • September 28, 2018

  • US$ 40.00 million

  • Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Scientific Research

  • Eastern and Southern Africa

  • 2018

  • US$ 40.00 million

  • B

  • Not Applicable

  • December 31, 2024

  • Yes

  • BANK APPROVED

  • February 26, 2024

  • Notes

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

No data available.
Financier Commitments
IDA Grant 40.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment N/A
IDA Commitment 40.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment 40.00
Lending Instrument
Grant Amount N/A
Total Project Cost** 40.00

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$)
May 24, 2018 IDA-D3200 Loan Commitment 40,000,000.00
Nov 7, 2022 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 1,794,999.60
Sep 12, 2023 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 1,671,912.60
Feb 9, 2023 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 1,808,117.80
Mar 28, 2023 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 307,158.75
Mar 28, 2023 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 1,218,745.60
Jun 30, 2023 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 176,774.44
Jun 30, 2023 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 98,717.40
May 30, 2023 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 69,821.47
Dec 21, 2018 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 653,365.00
Dec 21, 2018 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 2,281,012.00
Sep 28, 2018 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 800,000.00
May 17, 2019 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 136,590.53
May 28, 2019 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 242,373.17
Jun 17, 2019 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 103,321.36
Dec 11, 2019 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 662,523.00
Nov 8, 2019 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 1,651,344.20
Aug 8, 2019 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 37,433.28
Aug 20, 2019 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 121,875.04
Sep 9, 2019 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 1,799,871.90
Sep 23, 2019 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 1,653,192.40
Aug 8, 2019 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 240,205.75
Oct 2, 2019 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 2,359,494.00
May 12, 2020 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 1,591,027.10
Feb 26, 2020 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 744,607.00
Sep 18, 2020 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 829,897.70
Nov 4, 2020 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 2,359,494.00
Mar 19, 2021 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 411,940.10
Sep 23, 2021 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 784,559.06
Nov 19, 2021 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 1,203,471.60
Apr 5, 2021 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 871,983.00
Jun 3, 2021 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 1,187,653.60
May 12, 2022 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 1,651,146.50
May 31, 2022 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 908,883.00
Aug 20, 2021 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 1,346,790.20
Aug 20, 2021 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 208,360.39
Dec 16, 2021 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb -654,964.20
Apr 13, 2022 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 154,684.03
Feb 18, 2022 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 1,060,482.00
Dec 16, 2021 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 659,024.94
Nov 21, 2022 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 1,658,577.40
Aug 29, 2022 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 323,725.38
Jan 26, 2022 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 238,139.05
Nov 7, 2022 IDA-D3200 Loan Disb 108,554.64

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name Review Date
Project Management Moderately Satisfactory 2024-06-21
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory 2024-06-21
Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory 2024-06-21
Procurement Moderately Satisfactory 2024-06-21
Financial Management Moderately Satisfactory 2024-06-21
Monitoring and Evaluation Moderately Satisfactory 2024-06-21

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Percentage of Grade 2 students in public schools reaching sufficient level of reading competency in KirundiValue78.8078.8083.00
    DateSeptember 30, 2019November 15, 2023November 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Percentage of Grade 2 students in public schools reaching sufficient level of competency in numeracyValue76.6076.6080.00
    DateApril 12, 2018November 15, 2023November 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Net enrollment rate in Gade 1 of 6 year oldsValue36.4046.4043.00
    DateSeptember 30, 2019November 15, 2023November 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Grade 2 to Grade 1 enrollment ratio in public primary schoolsValue55.1052.5060.00
    DateSeptember 30, 2019November 15, 2023November 29, 2024
    Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Number of weeks that have at least 21 local or national radio broadcasts each week - In school yearValue0.004.002.00
    DateSeptember 30, 2019November 15, 2023November 29, 2024
    Comment
  • EMIS reports produced by august of every yearValueNoYesYes
    DateSeptember 30, 2019November 15, 2023November 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Share of school having school development plan with management committeesValue0.0081.6060.00
    DateSeptember 30, 2019November 15, 2023November 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Teachers recruited or trainedValue0.0029878.0025915.00
    DateSeptember 30, 2019November 15, 2023November 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Number of weeks that have at least 21 local or national radio broadcasts each week - Outside school yearValue0.004.004.00
    DateSeptember 30, 2019November 15, 2023November 29, 2024
    Comment
  • National assessment of Grade 4 students in Kirundi, mathematics and French is carried outValueNoYesYes
    DateSeptember 30, 2019November 15, 2023November 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Sample-based share of school principals displaying school performance at least once a yearValue0.0046.9070.00
    DateSeptember 30, 2019November 15, 2023November 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Development of pedagogical and didactic materials - TextbooksValueNoYesYes
    DateSeptember 30, 2019November 15, 2023November 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Annual Number of children in grades 1-6 that receive school feeding in public schools under projectValue0.0087.0067.00
    DateSeptember 30, 2019November 15, 2023November 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Sample-based share of teachers reporting that school principal visits their class at least once a monthValue0.0090.3060.00
    DateSeptember 30, 2019November 15, 2023November 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Development of pedagogical and didactic materials - Teacher guidesValueNoYesYes
    DateSeptember 30, 2019November 15, 2023November 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Number of children in grades 1-4 that receive school kits in public schools under projectValue0.002447.001753.00
    DateSeptember 30, 2019November 15, 2023November 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Share of schools receiving maintenance grantValue0.0055.00100.00
    DateSeptember 30, 2019November 15, 2023November 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Development of pedagogical and didactic materials - Student workbooksValueNoYesYes
    DateSeptember 30, 2019November 15, 2023November 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Development of pedagogical and didactic materials - Booklet of assessment toolsValueNoYesYes
    DateSeptember 30, 2019November 15, 2023November 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Number of new textbooks in Kirundi distributed in public schools (Grade1-Grade4)Value0.001880.391855.00
    DateSeptember 30, 2019November 15, 2023November 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Number of new textbooks in Mathematics distributed in public schools (Grade1-Grade4)Value0.001371.501855.00
    DateSeptember 30, 2019May 5, 2023November 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Student/new textbook ratio for Kirundi in public schools (Grade1-Grade4)Value0.001.001.00
    DateSeptember 30, 2019November 15, 2023November 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Student/new textbook ratio for Mathematics in public schools (Grade1-Grade 4)Value0.001.001.00
    DateSeptember 30, 2019November 15, 2023November 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Number of classroom kits distributed at public primary schoolsValue0.0019961.0019400.00
    DateSeptember 30, 2019November 15, 2023November 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Number of teacher guides distributed (3 guides per teacher)Value0.0088616.0077500.00
    DateSeptember 30, 2019November 15, 2023November 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Number of communal directors of education, pedagogical advisers and inspectors receiving initial training - Communal directors of educationValue0.004465.003775.00
    DateSeptember 30, 2019November 15, 2023November 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Number of communal directors of education, pedagogical advisers and inspectors receiving initial training - Pedagogical advisersValue0.008294.0010956.00
    DateSeptember 30, 2019November 15, 2023November 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Number of communal directors of education, pedagogical advisers and inspectors receiving initial training - InspectorsValue0.00378.00420.00
    DateSeptember 30, 2019November 15, 2023November 29, 2024
    Comment
  • Sample-based share of grade 1 teachers implementing accelerated reading programValue0.0054.1070.00
    DateSeptember 30, 2019November 15, 2023November 29, 2024
    Comment