Zanzibar Improving Quality of Basic Education Project

Abstract*

Despite significant progress in terms of improving access to basic education in Zanzibar over the past decade, additional concerted efforts are needed to ensure that these gains also translate to improvements in learning outcomes. The most recent Early Grade Readiness Assessment (EGRA) and Early Grade Mathematics Assessment (EGMA) in 2017 measuring learning outcomes for grade 3 students, indicate that only 1 percent of students met the oral fluency... Show More

Development Objective

The project will aim to improve teaching competencies and learning outcomes, and reduce the gender gap in transition rates within basic education.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P178157
Status
Active
Team Leader
Mari Shojo , Nkahiga Kaboko
Borrower 2
United Republic of Tanzania

Country
Tanzania
Disclosure Date
September 2, 2022
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
December 22, 2022
Effective Date
May 9, 2023

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 50.00 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (MoEVT)
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2023

Commitment Amount
US$ 50.00 million
Environmental Category
N/A
Last Update Date
January 19, 2024
Closing Date
January 31, 2029

Consultant Services required
Yes
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 change1%
- FY17 - Adaptation1%
- FY17 - Mitigation1%

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Education100%
- FY17 - Access to Education10%
- FY17 - Education Facilities56%
- FY17 - Education Governance, School-Based Management47%
- FY17 - Science and Technology10%
- FY17 - Standards, Curriculum and Textbooks42%
- FY17 - Student Assessment11%
- FY17 - Teachers41%
FY17 - Gender13%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - ICT40%
- FY17 - ICT Solutions40%

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Data Development and Capacity Building11%
- FY17 - Data production, accessibility and use11%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Credit	50.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	50.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	50.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	50.00

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

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Aug 8, 2023	IDA-72580	Loan Disb	6,631,027.00
Dec 22, 2022	IDA-72580	Loan Commitment	50,000,000.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2024-10-17
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2024-10-17
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2024-10-17
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2024-10-17
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2024-10-17
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2024-10-17

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Percentage of government primary and lower secondary teachers trained that show improved competencies in content-knowledge and pedagogy	Value	0.00	0.00	75.00
	Date	December 20, 2022	September 18, 2023	January 30, 2029
	Comment

Percentage of government primary school students reaching minimum proficiency in reading by Standard 4 (Kiswahilii) Value 0.00 0.00 50.00
Date December 20, 2022 September 18, 2023 January 30, 2029
Comment
Gender gap in transition rate between Form 2 and 3 in government lower secondary schools Value 18.00 18.00 10.00
Date August 31, 2021 September 18, 2023 January 30, 2029
Comment
Percentage of primary government schools with class sizes at or below standard level in targeted districts Value 0.00 0.00 75.00
Date December 20, 2022 September 18, 2023 January 30, 2029
Comment
Percentage of government primary school students reaching minimum proficiency in reading by Standard 4- girls Value 0.00 0.00 50.00
Date December 20, 2022 September 18, 2023 January 30, 2029
Comment
Transition rate between Form 2 and Form 3 in government secondary schools- boys Value 65.00 65.00 65.00
Date
Comment
Percentage of government primary school students reaching minimum proficiency in reading by Standard 4- boys Value 0.00 0.00 50.00
Date December 20, 2022 September 18, 2023 January 30, 2029
Comment
Transition rate between Form 2 and 3 in government secondary schools- girls Value 83.00 83.00 83.00
Date
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Number of teacher training modules developed (cumulative) Value 0.00 0.00 30.00
Date December 20, 2022 September 18, 2023 January 30, 2029
Comment
Number of teacher training modules developed- primary Value 0.00 0.00 15.00
Date December 20, 2022 September 18, 2023 January 30, 2029
Comment
Percentage of government secondary schools with a student textbook ratio no higher than 1:1 in selected subjects Value 0.00 0.00 100.00
Date December 20, 2022 September 18, 2023 January 30, 2029
Comment
Number of teacher training modules developed- lower secondary (cumulative) Value 0.00 0.00 15.00
Date December 20, 2022 September 18, 2023 January 30, 2029
Comment

Percentage of government secondary schools with a student textbook ratio no higher than 1:1 in selected subjects- English	Value	0.00	0.00	100.00
	Date	December 20, 2022	September 18, 2023	January 30, 2029
	Comment

Number of government teachers participating in at least 4 school-based CPD sessions annually- primary (cumulative) Value 0.00 0.00 1500.00
Date December 20, 2022 September 18, 2023 January 30, 2029
Comment

Percentage of government secondary schools with a student textbook ratio no higher than 1:1 in selected subjects- Mathematics	Value	0.00	0.00	100.00
	Date	December 20, 2022	September 18, 2023	January 30, 2029
	Comment

Number of government teachers participating in at least 4 school-based CPD sessions annually- secondary Value 0.00 0.00 1000.00
Date December 20, 2022 September 18, 2023 January 30, 2029
Comment

Percentage of government secondary schools with a student textbook ratio no higher than 1:1 in selected subjects- Physics	Value	0.00	0.00	100.00
	Date	December 20, 2022	September 18, 2023	January 30, 2029
	Comment

Percentage of primary and secondary government schools which receive at least 4 coaching visits per year by pedagogical leaders	Value	0.00	0.00	50.00
	Date	December 20, 2022	September 18, 2023	January 30, 2029
	Comment

Percentage of government secondary schools with a teacher guide ratio of no higher than 1:1 in selected subjects Value 0.00 0.00 100.00
Date December 20, 2022 September 18, 2023 January 30, 2029
Comment
Percentage of government schools which receive at least 4 coaching visits per year by pedagogical leaders- primary Value 0.00 0.00 50.00
Date December 20, 2022 September 18, 2023 January 30, 2029
Comment
School census integrated with school information system to provide annual statistics on student and teacher attendance Value No Yes Yes
Date December 20, 2022 September 18, 2023 January 30, 2029
Comment
Percentage of government schools which receive at least 4 coaching visits per year by pedagogical leaders- secondary Value 0.00 0.00 50.00
Date December 20, 2022 September 18, 2023 January 30, 2029
Comment
Number of students in teacher training colleges studying under new pre-service curriculum Value 0.00 0.00 2000.00
Date December 20, 2022 September 18, 2023 January 30, 2029
Comment
Capacity building plan is developed for all key departments Value No No Yes
Date December 20, 2022 September 18, 2023 January 30, 2029
Comment

Number of new classrooms completed in targeted districts and according to approved school construction strategy and standardized school designs (cumulative)	Value	0.00	0.00	400.00
	Date	December 20, 2022	September 18, 2023	January 30, 2029
	Comment

Percentage of primary and lower secondary schools receiving required inspection visits using curriculum aligned and revised guidelines and instruments	Value	0.00	0.00	90.00
	Date	December 20, 2022	September 18, 2023	January 30, 2029
	Comment

Teachers recruited or trained Value 0.00 0.00 4500.00
Date December 20, 2022 September 18, 2023 January 30, 2029
Comment
Teacher reform studies are prepared and CPD-related policy recommendation implemented Value No No Yes
Date December 20, 2022 September 18, 2023 January 30, 2029
Comment
Construction of at least one school using alternative construction materials is completed Value No No Yes
Date December 19, 2022 September 18, 2023 December 24, 2029
Comment
Number of reports on results of large scale assessments publicly available (cumulative) Value 0.00 0.00 2.00
Date December 20, 2022 September 18, 2023 January 30, 2029
Comment
Teachers recruited or trained - Female (RMS requirement) Value 0.00 0.00 800.00
Date
Comment
Percentage of grievances received and addressed through the Project Grievance Redress Mechanisms Value 0.00 0.00 80.00
Date December 26, 2022 September 18, 2023 January 30, 2029
Comment
Number of participants in the Boys and Girls Science Leadership Program Value 0.00 0.00 2000.00
Date December 20, 2022 September 18, 2023 January 30, 2029
Comment
Percentage of government primary school students reaching minimum proficiency in English literacy skills by Standard 4 Value 0.00 0.00 30.00
Date December 19, 2022 September 18, 2023 January 30, 2029
Comment
Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning Value 0.00 0.00 485000.00
Date December 20, 2022 September 18, 2023 January 30, 2029
Comment
Percentage of government primary school students reaching minimum proficiency in Numeracy by Standard 4 Value 0.00 0.00 40.00
Date December 19, 2022 September 18, 2023 January 30, 2029
Comment
Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning - Female Value 0.00 0.00 147000.00
Date
Comment

Percentage of government lower secondary school students reaching minimum proficiency in English literacy skills by Form 2	Value	0.00	0.00	30.00
	Date	December 19, 2022	September 18, 2023	January 30, 2029
	Comment

Gender gap in transition rate between Form 2 and 3 in government lower secondary schools	Value	18.00	18.00	10.00
	Date	August 31, 2021	September 18, 2023	January 30, 2029
	Comment

Transition rate between Form 2 and Form 3 in government secondary schools- boys	Value	65.00	65.00	65.00
	Date
	Comment

Transition rate between Form 2 and 3 in government secondary schools- girls	Value	83.00	83.00	83.00
	Date
	Comment

Teachers recruited or trained	Value	0.00	0.00	4500.00
	Date	December 20, 2022	September 18, 2023	January 30, 2029
	Comment

Zanzibar Improving Quality of Basic Education Project

Abstract*

Development Objective

Key Details

Project Details

Sectors

Themes

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Project Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

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

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS