| Financier | Commitments |
|---|---|
| Borrower/Recipient | 60.47 |
| EFA-FTI Education Program Development Fund | 56.50 |
| IDA Credit | 18.70 |
| IDA Grant | 74.80 |
P174329
Active
Omer Nasir Elseed , Nobuyuki Tanaka
Republic of Malawi
August 12, 2020
(as of board presentation)
August 27, 2021
April 14, 2022
US$ 210.47 million
Ministry of Education
2022
US$ 150.00 million
N/A
Moderate
December 31, 2025
Yes
Bank Approved
February 26, 2024
| Financier | Commitments |
|---|---|
| Borrower/Recipient | 60.47 |
| EFA-FTI Education Program Development Fund | 56.50 |
| IDA Credit | 18.70 |
| IDA Grant | 74.80 |
| Product Line | IBRD/IDA |
|---|---|
| IBRD Commitment | N/A |
| IDA Commitment | 93.50 |
| IBRD + IDA Commitment | 93.50 |
| Lending Instrument | |
|---|---|
| Grant Amount | 56.50 |
| Total Project Cost** | 210.47 |
| Name | Review | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Management | Moderately Satisfactory | 2025-01-02 |
| Monitoring and Evaluation | Moderately Satisfactory | 2025-01-02 |
| Overall Implementation Progress (IP) | Moderately Satisfactory | 2025-01-02 |
| Procurement | Moderately Satisfactory | 2025-01-02 |
| Progress towards achievement of PDO | Moderately Satisfactory | 2025-01-02 |
| Project Management | Moderately Satisfactory | 2025-01-02 |
| INDICATOR | BASELINE | CURRENT | TARGET |
|---|
| 1. Pupil-classroom ratio in lower primary (average and interquartile range) | Value | 126 (average) 77 (interquartile range) | 115 (average)109 (interquartile range) | 78 (average) 23 (interquartile range) |
| Date | November 1, 2019 | December 15, 2023 | December 31, 2025 | |
| Comment |
| 2. Share of schools with pupil-qualified teacher ratios in Standards 1-2 in the acceptable range [PBC 5] | Value | 30.12 | 30.12 | 70.00 |
| Date | October 1, 2019 | December 15, 2023 | December 31, 2025 | |
| Comment |
| 3. Student dropout rate (total) | Value | 3.97 | 3.95 | 3.05 |
| Date | October 1, 2019 | December 15, 2023 | December 31, 2025 | |
| Comment |
| Number of teachers recruited | Value | 0.00 | 4200.00 | 3500.00 |
| Date | August 17, 2021 | December 15, 2023 | September 30, 2025 | |
| Comment |
| Number of teachers trained | Value | 0.00 | 2127.00 | 9800.00 |
| Date | August 17, 2021 | December 15, 2023 | September 30, 2025 | |
| Comment |
| Student dropout rate (female) | Value | 4.09 | 3.97 | 3.10 |
| Date | October 1, 2019 | December 15, 2023 | December 31, 2025 | |
| Comment |
| Student dropout rate (male) | Value | 3.87 | 3.94 | 3.00 |
| Date | October 1, 2019 | February 28, 2023 | December 31, 2025 | |
| Comment |
| Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning | Value | 0.00 | 4783093.00 | 5000000.00 |
| Date | August 17, 2021 | December 15, 2023 | December 31, 2025 | |
| Comment |
| Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning - Female | Value | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Date | ||||
| Comment |
| Teachers recruited or trained | Value | 0.00 | 10034.00 | 12300.00 |
| Date | August 17, 2021 | December 15, 2023 | September 30, 2025 | |
| Comment |
| Teachers recruited or trained - Female (RMS requirement) | Value | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Date | ||||
| Comment |
| INDICATOR | BASELINE | CURRENT | TARGET |
|---|
| Approved M&E Framework [PBC 7] | Value | No | Yes | Yes |
| Date | April 1, 2021 | December 15, 2023 | December 31, 2025 | |
| Comment |
| Ensured timely delivery of PSIG, and allocated adequate finance for PSIG in the budget, in accordance with the revised PSIG formula[PBC 1] | Value | No | Yes | Yes |
| Date | December 31, 2020 | December 15, 2023 | December 31, 2025 | |
| Comment |
| Introduced Hardship Schools Support and updated Primary Teacher Management Strategy to strengthen guidance on allocation of teachers [PBC 4] | Value | No | Yes | Yes |
| Date | December 31, 2020 | December 15, 2023 | December 31, 2025 | |
| Comment |
| Local Councils have developed costed action plans for improvement in distribution of female teachers, with targets, acceptable to Association | Value | No | No | Yes |
| Date | December 31, 2020 | December 15, 2023 | December 31, 2025 | |
| Comment |
| Number of PEAs completing School Leadership Program training | Value | 0.00 | 105.00 | 400.00 |
| Date | October 30, 2020 | December 15, 2023 | September 30, 2025 | |
| Comment |
| Number of headteachers, deputy headteachers, and female section heads completing School Leadership Program training | Value | 0.00 | 5931.00 | 9800.00 |
| Date | October 30, 2020 | December 15, 2023 | September 30, 2025 | |
| Comment |
| Number of learner's guides appointed and trained to support female learners | Value | 675.00 | 675.00 | 5800.00 |
| Date | October 30, 2020 | December 15, 2023 | September 30, 2025 | |
| Comment |
| Number of school-level officials that have been sensitized on climate change mitigation and adaptation measures | Value | 0.00 | 5931.00 | 9800.00 |
| Date | April 1, 2021 | December 15, 2023 | December 31, 2025 | |
| Comment |
| Pupil-Qualified Teacher Ratios (PqTRs) in lower primary, average and interquartile range | Value | 86 (average) 44 (interquartile range) | 105 (average) 71.8 (interquartile range) | 73 (average) 32 (interquartile range) |
| Date | November 1, 2019 | December 15, 2023 | December 31, 2025 | |
| Comment |
| Released adequate finance for PSIG to Local Councils prior to the start of the school year [PBC 2] | Value | 19.60 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Date | August 1, 2022 | December 15, 2023 | December 31, 2025 | |
| Comment |
| Share of female lower primary students achieving minimum standards in key subjects | Value | 25.00 | 49.90 | 45.00 |
| Date | August 1, 2022 | December 15, 2023 | December 31, 2025 | |
| Comment |
| Share of grievances submitted to GM addressed within acceptable timeframe | Value | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100.00 |
| Date | August 17, 2021 | December 15, 2023 | December 31, 2025 | |
| Comment |
| Share of schools participating in common zonal testing and receiving grade- and gender-disaggregated feedback report cards (PBC 6) | Value | 0.00 | 59.30 | 100.00 |
| Date | December 31, 2020 | December 15, 2023 | December 31, 2025 | |
| Comment |
| Share of schools receiving Primary School Improvement Grants in accordance with the PSIG formula | Value | 85.08 | 85.08 | 100.00 |
| Date | October 1, 2021 | December 15, 2023 | December 31, 2025 | |
| Comment |
| Share of schools receiving Primary School Improvement Grants in the first 60 days of the school year in accordance with the PSIG formula [PBC 3] | Value | 59.85 | 83.00 | 100.00 |
| Date | October 1, 2021 | December 15, 2023 | December 31, 2025 | |
| Comment |
| Share of schools with PCR below 90 in lower primary | Value | 39.00 | 34.00 | 70.00 |
| Date | October 1, 2019 | December 15, 2023 | December 31, 2025 | |
| Comment |
| Share of schools with PqTR below 90 in lower primary | Value | 62.00 | 55.40 | 70.00 |
| Date | October 1, 2019 | December 15, 2023 | December 31, 2025 | |
| Comment |
| Share of schools with female pupil-qualified teacher ratios in the acceptable range | Value | 14.08 | 18.80 | 80.00 |
| Date | October 1, 2019 | December 15, 2023 | December 31, 2025 | |
| Comment |
| Student repetition rate in lower primary (female) | Value | 26.13 | 29.00 | 18.00 |
| Date | October 1, 2019 | December 15, 2023 | December 31, 2025 | |
| Comment |
| Student repetition rate in lower primary (male) | Value | 28.10 | 31.00 | 20.00 |
| Date | October 1, 2019 | December 15, 2023 | December 31, 2025 | |
| Comment |
| Total number of low-cost classrooms constructed at public primary schools using MERP SIG | Value | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10900.00 |
| Date | August 17, 2021 | December 15, 2023 | December 31, 2025 | |
| Comment |
| Total number of sanitation blocks constructed at public primary schools using MERP SIG | Value | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1000.00 |
| Date | April 1, 2021 | December 15, 2023 | December 31, 2025 | |
| Comment |