The World Bank Report No: ISR15652 Implementation Status & Results Uganda Post Primary Education and Training Program (P110803) Public Disclosure Copy Operation Name: Post Primary Education and Training Program (P110803) Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 11 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: 28-Jul-2014 Country: Uganda Approval FY: 2009 Product Line: IBRD/IDA Region: AFRICA Lending Instrument: Adaptable Program Loan Implementing Agency(ies): Ministry of Education and Sports Key Dates Board Approval Date 31-Mar-2009 Original Closing Date 31-Jul-2012 Planned Mid Term Review Date 25-Jun-2012 Last Archived ISR Date 21-Jun-2014 Effectiveness Date 04-Nov-2009 Revised Closing Date 31-Jul-2014 Actual Mid Term Review Date 25-Jun-2012 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Development Objectives of the project are (a) improve access to post-primary education, (b) improve the quality of post-primary education and training; and (c) improve efficiency in the delivery of post- primary education. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project? Yes No Component(s) Component Name Component Cost Increase Access to Lower Secondary Education (92 million) 92.00 Improve the Quality of Lower Secondary Education 48.00 Enhance the enabling environment for post primary education and training 10.00 Overall Ratings Previous Rating Current Rating Public Disclosure Copy Progress towards achievement of PDO Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial High Implementation Status Overview Summary of results. As of June 30, with the project closing just one month away, the project has enabled Government establish the foundation for sustainable expansion of quality lower secondary education for Uganda both at the school and national level. At the school level, the following have been achieved: (a) gender and disability friendly expansion of 575 schools of the 759 needy schools that participate in the delivery of the Universal Secondary Education (USE) for Uganda; (b) reduced student to textbook ratios at the lower secondary education level from 11:1 in 2008 to not more than 2:1 to date; (c) internationally certified skills enhancement in management and pedagogical leadership for all 922 head teachers of the public Page 1 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR15652 USE schools for Uganda; and (d) 759 school management teams that are equipped with financial and procurement skills for improved school level governance. At the national level, the following have also been undertaken for education systems strengthening for quality education: (a) a revised lower secondary curriculum framework and grade specific syllabuses aimed at improving secondary education quality and relevance in the near future; (b) strengthened capacity of the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) to assess learning achievement at the lower secondary level and also oversee large scale projects; (c) a national 10 year skills development strategy for the vocational education sub sector – ‘Skilling Public Disclosure Copy Uganda’ supported by US$75 million from the World Bank under the Skills Development Project currently under design as well as other development partners’ support. Challenges Despite the above achievements for the education sector, four project development outcome (PDO) indicators have not been met and only one of the three intermediate outcome indicators has been met. This resulted from amongst others, the following factors. First of all, the project design was anchored on the overall Universal Post Primary Education and Training (UPPET) program with nationwide coverage of project activities, as well as national program outcome indicators (gross enrollment ratios – overall and for girls & boys, transition rate, student to classroom ratio, student to teacher ratio and student to textbook ratio)- which was more than what could realistically attributed to project activities. Secondly, the targets were informed by assumptions drawn from enrollment statistics generated by the Education Management Information System (EMIS) for the years prior to 2011, which could not hold when changes in EMIS reporting were effected from 2011. The changes also subjected project reporting to two EMIS regimes -(prior to 2011, and after 2011) yet respective regimes had different trend patterns for enrollment growth. Further, significant implementation challenges compromised the delivery of intended outcomes as planned including: the delayed start of major activities like school civil works; delayed disbursement of funds to schools for timely contracting processes; delayed procurement processing of major contracts; and late financial reporting by schools. Significant improvements in implementation progress have been registered in the one year prior to project end, resulting from capacity development efforts and intensive supervision of project operations with support from World Bank management. Disbursement. As of July 1, 2014; US$136,665,831.90 had been disbursed representing 89.3% of the credit. Absorption of the remaining US$16 million is not likely in the remaining few weeks of the project. Funds not used will be canceled. Incomplete activities. At the time of compiling this ISR, activities pending completion include: supply of printer for the Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB); supply of furniture to 148 schools; and provision of metallic lockable cupboards to all USE schools. Government committed to complete activities that will not be completed by the end of the project. Locations No Location data has been entered Results Project Development Objective Indicators Public Disclosure Copy Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Direct project beneficiaries Number Value 120954.00 1007369.00 Date 27-Nov-2008 29-May-2014 31-Jul-2014 Comments This indicator value is based No end target was defined. on the Annual Head Count Target value will be set during data for the EMIS. project restructuring. Value Page 2 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR15652 Sub Type Supplemental Gross enrollment rate S1-S4 Percentage Value 27.00 37.00 41.00 Public Disclosure Copy Date 27-Nov-2008 31-Oct-2013 31-Jul-2014 Comments This indicator is based on the EMIS data collected through the administrative Annual School Census (ASC) exercise. 2014 data is still undergoing validation. The 2013 values have thus been maintained. Boys Percentage Value 28.00 38.90 42.00 Sub Type Date 27-Nov-2008 31-Oct-2013 31-Jul-2014 Breakdown Comments This indicator is based on the EMIS data collected through the administrative Annual School Census (ASC) exercise. 2014 data is still undergoing validation. The 2013 values have thus been maintained. Girls Percentage Value 25.00 35.20 40.00 Sub Type Date 27-Nov-2008 31-Oct-2013 31-Jul-2014 Breakdown Comments This indicator is based on the EMIS data collected through the administrative Annual School Census (ASC) exercise. 2014 data is still undergoing validation. The 2013 values have thus been Public Disclosure Copy maintained. S2 students achieving minimum competency Percentage Value levels Date 27-Nov-2008 31-Jul-2012 Comments Not applicable Dropped Dropped. English Percentage Value 81.90 Sub Type Date 27-Nov-2008 Breakdown Comments Dropped. Dropped. Biology Percentage Value 36.70 Page 3 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR15652 Sub Type Date 27-Nov-2008 Breakdown Comments Indicator was dropped at restructuring. Public Disclosure Copy Mathematics Percentage Value 69.40 Sub Type Date 27-Nov-2008 Breakdown Comments Dropped. Transition Rate to S1 Percentage Value 68.00 Date 27-Nov-2008 Comments Dropped. Dropped. Transition to Senior Five Percentage Value 44.00 39.60 58.00 Date 27-Nov-2008 31-Jul-2012 31-Jul-2014 Comments The baseline was set at The baselines for this restructuring stage. indicator computed as per the indicator descriptor provided in the restructuring paper are different (based on the UNESCO definition). The restructuring paper indicates a baseline of 44% but the EMIS systems data indicates 43.1%. Again overall enrollment figures for 2014 are derived from the Annual School Census of the EMIS. These data are still under processing but will be available for use in September. Intermediate Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Public Disclosure Copy Student to textbook ratio Text Value 11:1 2:1 4:1 Date 27-Nov-2008 29-May-2014 31-Jul-2014 Comments This indicator is based on the Annual Head Count data for the EMIS; which targets all public and private schools that participate in the delivery of the universal reform program. Page 4 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR15652 Student to classroom ratio Text Value 64:1 54:1 72:1 Date 27-Nov-2008 29-May-2014 31-Jul-2014 Comments This indicator is based on the Public Disclosure Copy Annual Head Count data for the EMIS; which targets all public and private schools that participate in the delivery of the universal secondary education reform program. Student to teacher ratio Text Value 27:1 27:1 33 Date 27-Nov-2008 31-Oct-2013 31-Jul-2014 Comments Data for 2014 still under validation, but will be concluded by September 2014 for inclusion in the ICR. Permanent Classrooms Number Value 4788.00 8000.00 Date 27-Nov-2008 29-May-2014 31-Jul-2014 Comments 3743 classrooms of the total No end target was defined is contributed by the Project. Textbooks purchased Number Value 3898902.00 1700000.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 31-Jul-2014 Comments This is the cumulative total number of textbooks supplied by the Project. Data on Financial Performance (as of 30-Jun-2014) Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date P110803 IDA-45700 Effective 31-Mar-2009 27-Aug-2009 04-Nov-2009 31-Jul-2012 31-Jul-2014 Public Disclosure Copy Disbursements (in Millions) Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P110803 IDA-45700 Effective XDR 99.00 99.00 0.00 88.41 10.59 89.00 Disbursement Graph Page 5 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR15652 Public Disclosure Copy Key Decisions Regarding Implementation The Project's closing date is July 31, 2014 and this is the last ISR. Government committed to complete pending activities by project closure date. Follow up by the World Bank will continue, to ensure Government complies with this commitment. Restructuring History Level two Approved on 30-Jul-2012 Related Projects There are no related projects. 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