MAURITANIA - Basic Education Sector Support Project - Phase 2

Abstract*

The objective of the Second Phase of the Basic Education Sector Support Project for Mauritania is to improve the quality of primary education and service delivery in Selected Regions. The project has four components. (1) Transforming teacher management using accountability frameworks and new technology component will focus on: (i) improving the quality of teaching and learning in primary schools, through a strengthened pre-service teacher training... Show More

Development Objective

The Project Development Objective is to improve the quality of primary education and service delivery in Selected Regions.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P163143
Status
Active
Team Leader
Amina Denboba
Borrower 2
The Islamic Republic of Mauritania

Country
Mauritania
Disclosure Date
September 26, 2018
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
October 29, 2020
Effective Date
November 19, 2020

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 52.00 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Promotion of Productive Sectors,Ministry of National Education, Technical Training, and Reform
Region
Western and Central Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2021

Commitment Amount
US$ 52.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Last Update Date
December 20, 2023
Closing Date
October 31, 2025

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 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Climate change3%
- FY17 - Mitigation3%

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Disease Control13%
- FY17 - Pandemic Response13%
FY17 - Education100%
- FY17 - Access to Education45%
- FY17 - Education Facilities45%
- FY17 - Education Financing100%
- FY17 - Education Governance, School-Based Management60%
- FY17 - Standards, Curriculum and Textbooks38%
- FY17 - Teachers66%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - ICT66%
- FY17 - ICT Solutions40%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Grant	40.00
Education for All - Fast Track Initiative	12.00

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	12.00
Total Project Cost**	52.00

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

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of February 28, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Sep 1, 2022	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	519,831.38
Nov 15, 2022	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	293,809.84
Nov 28, 2022	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	320,224.03
Oct 25, 2022	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	1,012,500.00
Sep 26, 2022	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	725,829.30
Mar 9, 2023	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	256,359.56
Mar 28, 2023	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	398,754.90
Jan 30, 2023	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	478,105.53
Jan 17, 2023	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	327,286.75
Aug 29, 2023	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	408,581.40
Jun 6, 2023	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	277,093.62
Jun 30, 2023	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	285,053.16
Sep 20, 2023	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	978,750.00
Sep 29, 2023	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	443,986.10
May 17, 2023	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	413,376.00
Jun 23, 2023	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	179,713.25
May 25, 2023	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	2,150,325.00
Oct 30, 2023	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	338,743.28
Dec 6, 2023	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	581,013.70
Dec 18, 2023	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	645,804.00
Mar 20, 2024	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	319,450.94
May 3, 2024	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	274,505.50
Jul 9, 2024	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	248,588.73
Feb 13, 2024	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	316,865.88
Jun 11, 2024	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	359,795.16
Apr 17, 2024	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	573,349.20
Jun 28, 2024	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	221,599.23
Oct 29, 2020	IDA-D7360	Loan Commitment	40,000,000.00
Nov 19, 2020	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	555,388.50
Jun 30, 2021	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	39,515.84
Jul 23, 2021	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	290,399.20
Dec 22, 2020	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	3,670,957.00
Jun 30, 2021	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	137,106.28
Oct 18, 2021	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	339,607.88
Oct 25, 2021	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	119,183.02
Nov 22, 2021	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	439,404.78
May 6, 2022	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	1,543,349.20
Jun 23, 2022	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	865,243.70
Apr 7, 2022	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	355,990.72
Apr 21, 2022	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	429,256.10
May 20, 2022	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	401,993.72
Jun 13, 2022	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	123,678.00
Jul 18, 2022	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	281,178.62
Dec 8, 2021	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	85,185.39
Feb 17, 2022	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	772,519.00
Feb 11, 2022	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	415,942.03
Jan 18, 2022	IDA-D7360	Loan Disb	154,572.55

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2024-12-18
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2024-12-18
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2024-12-18
Project Management	Satisfactory	2024-12-18
Procurement	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2024-12-18
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2024-12-18

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Average fourth-grade students score in Arabic, French, and mathematics (SDI) Value 29.40 33.60 40.00
Date November 30, 2017 December 18, 2023 October 31, 2025
Comment
Effective transition rate from 6AF to 1AS for girls in the Project selected regions Value 57.00 64.00 63.00
Date November 30, 2017 December 18, 2023 October 31, 2025
Comment
Teacher classroom attendance rate (SDI) Value 73.00 77.00 90.00
Date November 30, 2017 December 18, 2023 October 31, 2025
Comment
Number of complete schools in the Project Selected Regions Value 473.00 508.00 620.00
Date July 31, 2020 December 18, 2023 July 31, 2025
Comment
Share of primary-school teachers reaching minimum knowledge to teach (SDI) Value 0.00 5.90 12.00
Date November 30, 2017 December 18, 2023 October 31, 2025
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning Value 0.00 368465.00 550000.00
Date July 2, 2020 December 18, 2023 July 31, 2025
Comment
Number of DRENs, IDENs where the EMIS-HR is located and operational Value 1.00 72.00 55.00
Date December 31, 2018 December 18, 2023 July 31, 2024
Comment
Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning - Female Value 167517.00 0.00 75000.00
Date
Comment
Number of schools directors, teachers, and community members trained on COGES work Value 0.00 5236.00 1000.00
Date December 31, 2018 December 18, 2023 July 31, 2025
Comment
Efficient allocation of teachers as captured by R-squared Value 71.00 76.00 80.00
Date October 31, 2018 December 18, 2023 October 31, 2024
Comment
Citizen Engagement - Satisfaction Survey of Project Beneficiaries Value No No Yes
Date July 31, 2019 December 18, 2023 July 31, 2024
Comment
Number of public primary schools benefiting from school grant in selected regions Value 0.00 713.00 750.00
Date January 31, 2019 December 18, 2023 July 31, 2025
Comment
Teachers recruited or trained Value 0.00 4559.00 10000.00
Date March 29, 2019 December 18, 2023 October 31, 2025
Comment
Percentage of grievances received that are addressed and resolved with a feedback to complainants Value 0.00 0.00 30.00
Date
Comment
Number of primary schools receiving school grants by mobile phone Value 0.00 0.00 100.00
Date
Comment
Number of teachers recruited Value 0.00 1759.00 2500.00
Date July 31, 2020 December 18, 2023 July 31, 2025
Comment
Teachers recruited or trained - Female (RMS requirement) Value 0.00 0.00 675.00
Date
Comment
Number of Regional Development Plans completed by DRENs and validated Value 0.00 6.00 5.00
Date January 31, 2019 December 18, 2023 July 31, 2024
Comment
Number of teachers trained Value 0.00 2800.00 7500.00
Date July 31, 2020 December 18, 2023 July 31, 2025
Comment
Percentage of female directors in public primary schools Value 4.50 6.52 10.00
Date November 30, 2017 December 18, 2023 July 31, 2025
Comment
Share of ENI graduates who attain the desired level to teach Value 35.60 36.70 60.00
Date October 15, 2018 December 18, 2023 October 31, 2025
Comment
Number of School Improvement Plans completed by COGES and approved by DREN Value 0.00 713.00 500.00
Date January 31, 2019 December 18, 2023 July 31, 2025
Comment
Share of public primary schools implementing scripted lessons in Arabic, French, and mathematics in first and second grades Value 0.00 7.60 60.00
Date July 2, 2020 December 18, 2023 July 31, 2025
Comment
Number of standardized student learning assessments completed Value 0.00 1.00 3.00
Date November 30, 2017 December 18, 2023 October 31, 2025
Comment
Number of teacher evaluations completed Value 0.00 1.00 2.00
Date January 31, 2019 December 18, 2023 July 31, 2024
Comment
Number of teachers reassigned due to strategic staffing Value 0.00 0.00 500.00
Date January 31, 2019 December 18, 2023 July 31, 2025
Comment
Number of teachers receiving in-service training or other teacher professional development activity Value 0.00 8868.00 7500.00
Date July 31, 2020 December 18, 2023 July 31, 2025
Comment

Average fourth-grade students score in Arabic, French, and mathematics (SDI)	Value	29.40	33.60	40.00
	Date	November 30, 2017	December 18, 2023	October 31, 2025
	Comment

Effective transition rate from 6AF to 1AS for girls in the Project selected regions	Value	57.00	64.00	63.00
	Date	November 30, 2017	December 18, 2023	October 31, 2025
	Comment

Teacher classroom attendance rate (SDI)	Value	73.00	77.00	90.00
	Date	November 30, 2017	December 18, 2023	October 31, 2025
	Comment

Number of complete schools in the Project Selected Regions	Value	473.00	508.00	620.00
	Date	July 31, 2020	December 18, 2023	July 31, 2025
	Comment

Share of primary-school teachers reaching minimum knowledge to teach (SDI)	Value	0.00	5.90	12.00
	Date	November 30, 2017	December 18, 2023	October 31, 2025
	Comment

Number of DRENs, IDENs where the EMIS-HR is located and operational	Value	1.00	72.00	55.00
	Date	December 31, 2018	December 18, 2023	July 31, 2024
	Comment

Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning - Female	Value	167517.00	0.00	75000.00
	Date
	Comment

Efficient allocation of teachers as captured by R-squared	Value	71.00	76.00	80.00
	Date	October 31, 2018	December 18, 2023	October 31, 2024
	Comment

Teachers recruited or trained	Value	0.00	4559.00	10000.00
	Date	March 29, 2019	December 18, 2023	October 31, 2025
	Comment

Number of teachers recruited	Value	0.00	1759.00	2500.00
	Date	July 31, 2020	December 18, 2023	July 31, 2025
	Comment

Percentage of grievances received that are addressed and resolved with a feedback to complainants	Value	0.00	0.00	30.00
	Date
	Comment

Number of teachers trained	Value	0.00	2800.00	7500.00
	Date	July 31, 2020	December 18, 2023	July 31, 2025
	Comment

Percentage of female directors in public primary schools	Value	4.50	6.52	10.00
	Date	November 30, 2017	December 18, 2023	July 31, 2025
	Comment

Share of ENI graduates who attain the desired level to teach	Value	35.60	36.70	60.00
	Date	October 15, 2018	December 18, 2023	October 31, 2025
	Comment

Number of teacher evaluations completed	Value	0.00	1.00	2.00
	Date	January 31, 2019	December 18, 2023	July 31, 2024
	Comment

MAURITANIA - Basic Education Sector Support Project - Phase 2

Abstract*

Development Objective

Key Details

Project Details

Sectors

Themes

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

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

Detailed Financial Activity as of February 28, 2025

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS