The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Improving Pre-primary and General Secondary Education Project (P144856) Improving Pre-primary and General Secondary Education Project (P144856) EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | Uzbekistan | Education Global Practice | Recipient Executed Activities | Investment Project Financing | FY 2015 | Seq No: 9 | ARCHIVED on 23-Jul-2019 | ISR37054 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Public Education Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 23-Oct-2014 Effectiveness Date: 26-Jan-2015 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 28-Aug-2017 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 28-Aug-2017 Original Closing Date: 31-Jan-2018 Revised Closing Date: 31-Jul-2019 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objectives (PDO) are to increase access of children aged 3-6 to quality early childhood care and education in rural pre- primary institutions and to improve conditions for better learning outcomes of students of rural general educational secondary schools. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component 1 - Improving Access to Quality Early Childhood Education Opportunities:(Cost $22.50 M) Component 2 - Improving Conditions for Better Learning Outcomes in General Educational Secondary Schools:(Cost $21.30 M) Component 3 - Strengthening the Capacity to Monitor the Education System:(Cost $6.10 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions This ISR reports on the progress with the implementation of the Project over the past six months, including the findings from the supervision support visit carried out from May 25 to 29, 2018 and follow-up meetings held on July 2, 2019. During this visit, the World Bank’s team assessed the progress towards the achievement of the Project Development Objectives, as well as the implementation of each project component. Overall, the Ministry of Public Education (MoPE) addressed the implementation shortcomings previously observed, so the Project is on track for closing on July 31, 2019. Until the project closing date, it is important that the MoPE keeps monitoring and measuring some project indicators, including those on the assessment of learning outcomes of students of grades 4 and 9, as well as on the training of general secondary education teachers and managers. 7/23/2019 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Improving Pre-primary and General Secondary Education Project (P144856) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic -- Low Low Sector Strategies and Policies -- Low Low Technical Design of Project or Program -- Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability -- Moderate Moderate Fiduciary -- Moderate Moderate Environment and Social -- Moderate Moderate Stakeholders -- Moderate Moderate Other -- -- -- Overall -- Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes To increase access of children aged 3-6 to quality ECCE in rural pre-primary institutions IN00702105 ►Increased percentage of children aged 3-6 enrolled in ECCE in rural areas of Uzbekistan (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 8.50 19.90 28.30 15.00 Date 12-Aug-2013 12-Oct-2018 16-Jul-2019 31-Jul-2019 To improve conditions for better learning outcomes in rural general educational secondary schools IN00702156 ►Increased percentage of rural general educational secondary schools that meet minimum school standards (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 44.80 72.10 72.10 63.00 7/23/2019 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Improving Pre-primary and General Secondary Education Project (P144856) Date 12-Aug-2013 12-Oct-2018 16-Jul-2019 31-Jul-2019 IN00702157 ►Results of students assessments in Mathematics and native language for grade 4 analyzed and publicly disseminated (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Results of students Results of students assessments in Math assessments in Math Results available for the Results available for the and native language and native language Value 2nd round of assessment 2nd round of assessment for grade 4 analyzed, for grade 4 analyzed of 4th graders of 4th graders but not disseminated and publicly yet disseminated Date 12-Aug-2013 12-Oct-2018 16-Jul-2019 31-Jan-2018 IN00702158 ►Results of students assessment in Mathematics and native language for grade 9 analyzed and publicly disseminated (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Results of students Results of students assessments in Math assessment in Math Preparation of Preparation of and native language and native language Value assessment of 9th assessment of 9th for grade 9 analyzed, for grade 9 analyzed graders graders but not disseminated and publicly yet disseminated Date 12-Aug-2013 12-Oct-2018 16-Jul-2019 31-Jan-2018 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1 - Improving Access to Quality Early Childhood Education Opportunities IN00702159 ►Number of children aged 3-6 benefitting from early reading activities in the home (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 507,944.00 507,944.00 500,000.00 Date 12-Aug-2013 12-Oct-2018 16-Jul-2019 31-Jul-2019 IN00702162 ►Review of existing State requirements for pre-primary education (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target State requirements for State requirements for State requirements for State requirements for pre-primary education pre-primary education pre-primary education pre-primary education reviewed and reviewed and reviewed and Value not submitted to recommendations recommendations recommendations specialized technical provided to align them provided to align them provided to align them review with international best with international best with international best practices practices practices Date 01-Jun-2016 12-Oct-2018 16-Jul-2019 31-Jul-2019 IN00702165 ►Number of small libraries established in project pre-primary education institutions (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 7/23/2019 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Improving Pre-primary and General Secondary Education Project (P144856) Value 0.00 1,947.00 2,420.00 2,420.00 Date 12-Aug-2013 12-Oct-2018 16-Jul-2019 31-Jul-2019 IN00702167 ►Establishment of a system to assess the school readiness of children aged 5-6 enrolled in the project half-day model (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 2nd assessment of half-day students Half-day students school Half-day students school Half-day students readiness for school Value readiness system not readiness system not school readiness carried out, results established established system not established compared and analyzed Date 12-Aug-2013 12-Oct-2018 16-Jul-2019 31-Jan-2018 IN00702169 ►Number of children aged 5-6 enrolled in the project half-day model (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 55,701.00 55,701.00 98,000.00 Date 12-Aug-2013 12-Oct-2018 16-Jul-2019 31-Jul-2019 IN00702170 Number of female children aged 5-6 enrolled in the project half-day model (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 29,130.00 29,130.00 49,000.00 Date 12-Aug-2013 12-Oct-2018 16-Jul-2019 31-Jul-2019 IN00702171 ►Number of children benefitting from better equipped pre-primary schools that implement the half-day model (aside from children enrolled in the project half-day model) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 71,477.00 71,477.00 120,000.00 Date 12-Aug-2013 12-Oct-2018 16-Jul-2019 31-Jul-2019 IN00702172 Number of girls benefitting from better equipped pre-primary schools that implement the half-day model (aside from girls enrolled in the project half-day model) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 34,651.00 34,651.00 60,000.00 Date 12-Aug-2013 12-Oct-2018 16-Jul-2019 31-Jul-2019 IN00702173 ►Number of pre-primary education teachers trained to deliver the project half-day model (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 4,014.00 4,014.00 2,000.00 Date 12-Aug-2013 12-Oct-2018 16-Jul-2019 31-Jan-2018 Comments: Final target surpassed 7/23/2019 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Improving Pre-primary and General Secondary Education Project (P144856) IN00702174 Number of female pre-primary education teachers trained to deliver the project half-day model (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 4,014.00 4,014.00 1,910.00 Date 12-Aug-2013 12-Oct-2018 16-Jul-2019 31-Jan-2018 IN00702175 ►Increase in the share of project half-day model teachers demonstrating mastery of key concepts of ECCE and child-centered teaching (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date 12-Aug-2013 12-Oct-2018 16-Jul-2019 31-Jan-2018 Component 2 - Improving Conditions for Better Learning Outcomes in General Educational Secondary Schools IN00702160 ►Number of teachers and school managers trained in advanced areas of teaching and education management developed by the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 176,000.00 200,000.00 Date 12-Aug-2013 12-Oct-2018 16-Jul-2019 31-Jan-2018 IN00702163 ►Number of newly developed training modules (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 Date 12-Aug-2013 12-Oct-2018 16-Jul-2019 31-Jan-2018 Final target achieved Comments: IN00702166 ►Number of master trainers providing training in new areas of education management and teaching and learning (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 192.00 192.00 192.00 Date 12-Aug-2013 12-Oct-2018 16-Jul-2019 31-Jan-2018 Final target achieved Comments: IN00702168 ►Increase in the share of trained general secondary education teachers using pedagogical practices developed/upgraded by the project in the classroom (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 6.00 20.00 7/23/2019 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Improving Pre-primary and General Secondary Education Project (P144856) Date 12-Aug-2013 12-Oct-2018 16-Jul-2019 31-Jan-2018 Measurement with TEACH tool Comments: Component 3 - Strengthening the Capacity to Monitor the Education System IN00702161 ►System for learning assessment at the primary level (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value System to be revised System to be revised System to be revised System in place Date 12-Aug-2013 12-Oct-2018 16-Jul-2019 31-Jan-2018 IN00702164 ►Number of representatives of MoPE and Province and Distric Education Departments trained in monitoring and evaluation activities supported by the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 60.00 832.00 Date 12-Aug-2013 12-Oct-2018 16-Jul-2019 31-Jan-2018 Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P144856 TF-18066 Effective USD 49.90 49.90 0.00 47.09 2.81 94% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P144856 TF-18066 Effective 29-Oct-2014 29-Oct-2014 26-Jan-2015 31-Jan-2018 31-Jul-2019 Cumulative Disbursements 7/23/2019 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Improving Pre-primary and General Secondary Education Project (P144856) Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 09-Sep-2016 ,Level 2 Approved on 26-Mar-2019 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 7/23/2019 Page 7 of 7