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Secondary Education Improvement Project Additional Financing

Development Objective

The Project Development Objective is to increase access to senior secondary education in underserved districts and improve quality in low-performing senior high schools in Ghana.

Key Details

Project Details

  • P163628

  • Closed

  • Eunice Ackwerh

  • N/A

  • Ghana

  • June 5, 2017

  • (as of board presentation)

    June 28, 2017

  • N/A

  • US$ 40.00 million

  • B

  • September 13, 2022

  • November 30, 2021

  • TBD

  • BANK APPROVED

  • P145741

  • Notes

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

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Financier Commitments
IDA Credit 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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Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

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COMPLETION RATINGS

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INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

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Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Increase in Transition Rates from JHS3 to SHS1 in targeted districtsValue39.0043.0049.00
    DateOctober 1, 2014October 31, 2016November 1, 2021
    CommentOriginal target was 47%.
  • Increase in SHS educational attainment within the two poorest quintiles in targeted districts (male)Value11.100.0018.90
    DateOctober 1, 2014November 1, 2021
    CommentChange in target date
  • Increase in WASSCE achievement of percentage of students obtaining 6 credits and above within beneficiary schools (disaggregated bygender)Value10.7010.6015.00
    DateOctober 1, 2014September 1, 2016November 1, 2021
    CommentMale actual was 12.6% (an increase from 2015 when achievement was 8.6%).Target not revised. Change in target date.
  • Direct project beneficiariesValue0.00134658.00711000.00
    DateOctober 1, 2014April 29, 2016November 1, 2021
    CommentOriginal target was 276,970.
  • Increase in SHS educational attainment within the two poorest quintiles in targeted districts (female)Value6.100.0011.70
    DateOctober 1, 2014November 1, 2021
    CommentChange in target date
  • Increase in WASSCE achievement of percentage of students obtaining 6 credits and above within beneficiary schools- percentage femaleValue9.508.1014.30
    DateJanuary 26, 2015March 31, 2017November 1, 2021
    CommentThis is an increase from 2015 (5.8%)Target not revised. Change in target date.
  • Female beneficiariesValue0.0045.8044.10
    DateOctober 1, 2014April 29, 2016November 1, 2021
    Comment
  • Increase in SHS education attainment within the two poorest quintiles in targeted districts (disaggregated by gender)Value8.400.0015.00
    DateOctober 1, 2014November 1, 2021
    CommentN/ATarget date revised.

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • New (additional) SHS seats created and utilized by SHS students in targeted schools (cumulative)Value0.003111.0015000.00
    DateOctober 1, 2014March 31, 2017November 1, 2021
    CommentChange in target date
  • Increase in seats created and utilized within low-performing beneficiary SHSs (cumulative)Value0.005889.0010000.00
    DateOctober 1, 2014March 31, 2017November 1, 2021
    CommentOriginal target was 5,000
  • Teachers participating in training to upgrade or acquire new skills in mathematics (cumulative)Value0.00350.00730.00
    DateOctober 1, 2014December 1, 2016November 1, 2021
    CommentOriginal target was 360
  • Increase in completion rates in targeted schools (disaggregated by gender)Value81.7081.2086.71
    DateDecember 1, 2015April 29, 2016November 1, 2021
    CommentOriginal target was 85.71% and male was 85.8%
  • Number of Performance Partnerships for Learning with beneficiary SHSs established (cumulative)Value0.00100.00232.00
    DateOctober 1, 2014March 31, 2017November 1, 2021
    CommentOriginal target was 125
  • SHS ICT packages implemented in beneficiary schools (cumulative)Value0.0070.00232.00
    DateOctober 1, 2014March 31, 2017November 1, 2019
    CommentOriginal target was 125
  • Monitoring system established and functioning to annually track data and publish information on all SHS schools in Ghana.ValueNoYesYes
    DateOctober 1, 2014December 5, 2016November 1, 2021
    CommentTarget date revised
  • Research and sector analyses conducted to inform elaboration of Secondary Education StrategyValue0.002.007.00
    DateOctober 1, 2014December 5, 2016November 1, 2021
    CommentOriginal target was 5
  • Scholarships/bursaries are distributed to low-income students in participating districts and schools (cumulative)Value0.005398.0020000.00
    DateOctober 1, 2014March 31, 2017November 1, 2021
    CommentOriginal target was 10,000
  • Teachers participating in training to upgrade or acquire new skills in Science (cumulative)Value0.00700.001470.00
    DateOctober 1, 2014December 1, 2016November 1, 2019
    Commentoriginal target was 500
  • Increase in completion rates in targeted schools disaggregated by gender (female)Value81.2081.8086.10
    DateDecember 1, 2015April 29, 2016November 1, 2021
    CommentOriginal target was 85.1
  • Survey on beneficiary satisfactionValueNoNoYes
    DateMay 31, 2017June 1, 2017November 30, 2021
    CommentNo such survey exists
  • Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learningValue0.000.00707000.00
    DateSeptember 9, 2017November 30, 2021
    Comment
  • Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning - FemaleValue0.000.00341000.00
    DateSeptember 9, 2017November 30, 2021
    Comment