The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report
Tanzania Secondary Education Quality Improvement Project (SEQUIP) (P170480)
Tanzania Secondary Education Quality Improvement Project (SEQUIP) (P170480)
AFRICA EAST | Tanzania | Education Global Practice |
IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2020 | Seq No: 4 | ARCHIVED on 13-Dec-2021 | ISR48464 |
Implementing Agencies: President's Office, Regional; Administration and Local Government, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Ministry of Education,
Science and Technology
Key Dates
Key Project Dates
Bank Approval Date: 31-Mar-2020 Effectiveness Date: 23-Nov-2020
Planned Mid Term Review Date: 21-Jun-2023 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:
Original Closing Date: 31-Jan-2026 Revised Closing Date: 31-Jan-2026
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Project Development Objectives
Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document)
To increase access to secondary education, provide responsive learning environments for girls, and improve completion of quality secondary
education for girls and boys.
Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective?
No
Components Table
Name
Component 1: Empowering Girls Through Secondary Education and Life Skills:(Cost $180.00 M)
Component 2: Digitally-Enabled Effective Teaching and Learning:(Cost $115.00 M)
Component 3: Reducing Barriers to Girls' Education through Facilitating Access to Secondary Schools:(Cost
$185.00 M)
Component 4: Project Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation:(Cost $20.00 M)
Overall Ratings
Name Previous Rating Current Rating
Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory
Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial
Implementation Status and Key Decisions
Significant progress has been made since April 2021. Government has revised the Alternative Education Pathways (AEP) syllabus, developed
teacher training materials, committed to providing fee-free places for all girls, and set out a costed implementation plan to more than double AEP
centers in the neediest areas over the lifetime of the project. On November 29, 2021, Government issued a statement and circular allowing all
dropouts, including young mothers, to return to formal schools to complete their education; and the developed ‘dropout early warning system
(DEWS)’ will enable accurate tracking of school dropouts and their return to school. A taskforce comprising key players in the promotion of girls’
education has been set up to guide the development of the Safe Schools Program (SSP) package for Tanzania. The science and mathematics
modules to be used in the Continuous Professional Development (CPDs) program for secondary teachers have been developed and the in-service
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teacher orientation to the modules is scheduled for December 2021. The development process for the ICT in education strategy that will enable
development and application of digital technologies in teacher training and classroom instruction is ongoing. In addition, the assessment of school
infrastructure needs, along with the infrastructure designs have been prepared for use by the Implementation Support Team (IST) that will oversee
the quality of school construction activities supported by SEQUIP.
The World Bank Task Team continues to provide the necessary supervision support for timely implementation of SEQUIP.
Risks
Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool
Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating
Political and Governance Substantial Moderate Moderate
Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Moderate
Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate
Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Moderate Moderate
Institutional Capacity for Implementation and
Substantial Substantial Substantial
Sustainability
Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial
Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial
Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate
Other -- Moderate Moderate
Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial
Results
PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes
Access and responsive learning environments for girls
IN01045583
►Percentage of female secondary school drop-outs completing Alternative Education Pathways Form 4 (Stage 2) (Percentage, Custom,
PBC)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 1.00 1.00 1.00 15.00
Date 31-Mar-2019 03-Dec-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-Mar-2025
The Government is currently preparing for implementation, and MoEST and the Institute of Adult
Education (IAE) are preparing a Implementation Manual which identifies improvements required in data.
Comments:
Currently this data is not available but will be reported in 2022.
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IN01045585
►Alternative Education Pathway females enrolling in Form 5 and other post-secondary education (Percentage, Custom, PBC)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 13.00 13.00 13.00 26.00
Date 31-Mar-2019 03-Dec-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-Mar-2025
The Government is currently preparing for implementation, and MoEST and the Institute of Adult
Education (IAE) are preparing a Implementation Manual which identifies improvements required in data.
Comments: This data is being compiled by IAE, therefore the baseline information is used and updated data will be
reported in 2022.
IN01045598
►Government schools implementing Safe School Program to support girls (Number, Custom, PBC)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,000.00
Date 31-Mar-2019 03-Dec-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-Mar-2025
Implementation of the safe schools program is yet to start and any progress will be reported in Year 2,
Comments: 2022.
Improved completion of secondary education
IN01045582
►Government school enrolment in Form 4 (last grade of lower secondary) (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 278,239.00 334,284.00 422,403.00 515,438.00
Date 31-Mar-2018 03-Dec-2020 31-Mar-2021 31-Mar-2025
The data recorded is from the BEMIS 2021. Results indicate a 21 percent increase in government school
enrolment in Form 4. Decomposed results by gender indicate that girls' enrolment grew much more than
Comments: boys- 22 percent for girls against 19 percent for the boys. This is trend matches what was recorded in the
last ISR whereby in 2020 girls enrollment grew more compared to boys.
IN01045597
Government school enrolment in Form 4 (last grade of lower secondary) (Female, Number) (Number, Custom Breakdown)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 139,596.00 171,532.00 220,385.00 259,555.00
Date 31-May-2019 03-Nov-2020 31-Mar-2021 31-May-2025
IN01045599
Government school enrolment in Form 4 (last grade of lower secondary) (Male, Number) (Number, Custom Breakdown)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 138,643.00 162,752.00 202,018.00 255,883.00
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Date 31-May-2019 03-Dec-2020 31-Mar-2021 31-May-2025
IN01045600
►Females enrolled in Form 5 in government schools (Number, Custom, PBC)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 24,637.00 22,727.00 29,165.00 39,637.00
Date 31-Mar-2019 03-Dec-2020 31-Mar-2021 31-Mar-2025
The number of girls enrolled in Form 5 has increased by 16 percent since the baseline, and 22 percent
since the last ISR (December 2020). This is a positive trend, and the indicator will be continue to be
Comments:
closely monitored to ensure the upward trend once SEQUIP activities begin.
Improved quality of secondary education
IN01045584
►Improvement in classroom teaching practice in Government Secondary Schools through regular in-service teacher training (Number,
Custom, PBC)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20,000.00
Date 31-Mar-2019 03-Dec-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-Mar-2025
Implementation of the teachers in-service training is yet to start and any progress will be reported in Year
Comments: 2, 2022.
IN01045596
►Secondary schools with adequate learning environments (Text, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
50% of schools in all
184 LGAs meet
Value 0.00 0.0. as at baseline 0.0. as at baseline
standards
Date 31-Mar-2019 03-Dec-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-Mar-2025
Implementation of this activity is yet to start and any progress will be reported in Year 2, 2022.
Comments:
Overall Comments PDO
Overall for the two out of seven PDO indicators reported in this ISR, there is a positive trend. The indicators of improved completion of
secondary education show enrollment of girls and boys in lower secondary increasing by 21 percent and enrollment in advanced secondary
increasing by 22 percent. This positive trend will continue to be monitored as the project moves into the second year of implementation and
begins the implementation of project activities. Five out of the seven PDO indicators do not have data available and will be reported on in the
second year of the program (2022).
Intermediate Results Indicators by Components
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Empowering Girls through Secondary Education and Life Skills
IN01045604
►Strengthening information systems and incentives to prevent drop-out and support transfer to/from AEP (Yes/No, Custom, PBC)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value No No No Yes
Date 31-Mar-2019 03-Dec-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-May-2025
The information system is being prepared during the first year and is yet to be approved and functional.
Comments: Therefore progress for this indicator will be reported on in year two, 2022.
IN01045608
►AEP centers with adequate learning materials (Percentage, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 75.00
Date 31-Mar-2019 03-Dec-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-May-2025
The IAE is following up on up-to-date information on this indicator, however, the activity has not yet
Comments: started and will therefore be reported on in year two, 2022.
IN01045610
►AEP centers with trained facilitators and provided with adequate teacher guides (Percentage, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 75.00
Date 31-Mar-2019 03-Dec-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-May-2025
The IAE is following up on up to date information on this indicator, however the activity has not started
Comments: yet and will therefore be reported on in year two, 2022.
IN01045613
►Female AEP learners (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 2,839.00 3,096.00 3,096.00 6,000.00
Date 31-Mar-2018 03-Dec-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-Mar-2025
The IAE is following up on up to date information on this indicator, and this will be reflected.
Comments:
IN01045615
►AEP centers receiving government subsidy to support enrollment of vulnerable girls (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00
Date 31-Mar-2019 03-Dec-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-May-2025
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Provision of AEP centers with a government subsidy to support enrollment of vulnerable girls has not yet
Comments: started. This will be reported in year two, 2022.
Digitally-Enabled and Effective Teaching and Learning
IN01045606
►Average gender gap in Form 4 and Form 6 examination pass rates in mathematics and science (Percentage, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 13.00 13.00 11.50 8.00
Date 31-Mar-2017 03-Dec-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-May-2025
Average gender gap in Form 4 and Form 6 examination pass rates in mathematics and science has
improved in 2019. The average gender gap in Form 4 examination pass rates (math and science)
declined slightly compared to baseline to 12.85 percent; and in Form 6 we see, on average, girls
performed better then boys. The gender gap in Form 6 is now in favor of girls with on average girls scoring
Comments:
84.3 percent compared to boys who scored 83 percent in 2019.
This is the latest data reported in the Annual Education Sector Performance Report, further updates will
be provided for 2020 and 2021 in the forthcoming ISR.
IN01045609
►Government secondary schools with mathematics and science teachers deployed in line with national standards (Percentage, Custom,
PBC)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00
Date 31-Mar-2019 03-Dec-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-May-2025
Currently the government is preparing the Teachers Deployment Strategy for approval, and therefore
activities to deploy teachers as per the national standards have not yet begun. Progress on this indicator
Comments:
will be reported on in year two, 2022.
IN01045611
►LGAs where 50 percent of secondary schools have minimum teaching and learning material standards (Text, Custom, PBC)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
50% of all schools in
Value 0.00 0.0 as at baseline 0.0 as at baseline 184 LGAs meet
standards
Date 31-Mar-2019 03-Dec-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-May-2025
This indicator has required some data improvements in the BEMIS and will be reported on in the next ISR
Comments: cycle.
IN01045614
►Government schools successfully implementing ICT program (Number, Custom, PBC)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,500.00
Date 31-Mar-2019 03-Dec-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-Mar-2025
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Currently the Government is developing the draft ICT in Education Strategy which will define the ICT
program to be approved and rolled-out. Therefore reporting on this indicator is expected to begin in year
Comments:
two, 2022.
IN01045616
►Form 3 national learning evaluation conducted (Number, Custom, PBC)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00
Date 31-Mar-2019 03-Dec-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-Mar-2025
This initiative has not yet started and the Government has restructured the deadline for this DLI. The
Government is expecting to prepare the design of the learning evaluation for Form 3 by June 2022, and
Comments:
the evaluation will be conducted from there on. Further updates will be provided in year two, 2022.
Reducing Barriers to Girls' Education through Facilitating Access to Secondary Schools
IN01045601
►LGAs where 50 percent of secondary schools have basic infrastructure package (Text, Custom, PBC)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
50% of all schools in
Value 0.00 as at baseline 4.00 184 LGAs meet
standards
Date 31-Mar-2019 03-Dec-2020 31-Mar-2021 31-May-2025
As per the 2021 BEMIS data only four LGAs have 50 percent or more of their government schools
achieving the basic infrastructure package. A total of fourteen LGAs had 25 percent or more of their
Comments: government schools achieving the basic infrastructure package. This will continue to monitored closely
once project activities begin.
IN01045603
►Level of biannually released funds in line with agreed program budget framework (Percentage, Custom, PBC)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 60.00 100.00
Date 31-Mar-2019 03-Dec-2020 24-Jun-2021 31-May-2025
The bi-annual achievement of funds released as per the agreed program budget framework was 60
percent for the period of July to December 2020, and the Government submitted a Notification of Results
Comments: Achievement in June 2021 following verification. This bi-annual release will for January to June 2021 has
recently been submitted but not yet verified.
IN01045605
►Average distance to government secondary schools in rural areas (Text, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value tbd (June 2020) tbd Dec 2020 tbd Dec 2020 tbd (June 2020)
Date 31-Mar-2019 03-Dec-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-Mar-2025
Comments: Agreement on the measurement norms for this indicator is yet to be reached.
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IN01045607
►Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning (Number, Corporate)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 1,814,686.00 1,814,686.00 1,814,686.00 6,451,006.00
Date 31-Mar-2019 03-Dec-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-Mar-2025
Interventions are yet to be implemented hence the baseline figure has been retained. However, it should
be noted as per the latest BEMIS data enrollment in secondary schools (Form 1 to 6) has been
increasing. The baseline data (2018) shows 1,814,686 students enrolled, in 2019 this increased to
2,023,205 students, by 2020 this increased further to 2,172,257, and finally in 2021 this reached
Comments:
2,379,945 students enrolled in Form 1-6 government schools. The data shows that since 2018 there has
been a 6 to 10 percent increase in the number of potential project beneficiaries, and this will continue to
be closely monitored once program activities begin.
IN01045612
Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 920,039.00 920,039.00 920,039.00 3,191,718.00
Project Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation
IN01045602
►Percentage of grievances received and addressed through the Project Grievance Redress Mechanisms (Percentage, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00
Date 31-Mar-2019 03-Dec-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-Mar-2025
The Government recently completed a assessment on the GRMs for education and findings of the
assessment will be used to strengthen the GRMs to ensure we can track (i) grievances received and (ii)
Comments:
grievances addressed.
Overall Comments IR
Activities are yet to be implemented and therefore few updates are provided in this ISR. The Government is also in the process of improving
data systems to ensure the core indicators for SEQUIP are tracked over time. However, there is evidence of positive trend in closing the
gender gap for Form 4 and Form 6 examination results in math and science, with girls demonstrating improved performance.
Performance-Based Conditions
IN01045617
►PBC 1 Percentage of female secondary school drop-outs completing Alternative Education Pathways Form 4 (Stage 2) (Percentage,
Intermediate Outcome, 50,000,000.00, 10%)
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Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) FY25
Value 1.00 1.00 1.00 --
Date -- 03-Dec-2020 03-Dec-2020 --
IN01045618
►PBC 2 Alternative Education Pathway females enrolling in Form 5 and other post-secondary education (Percentage, Intermediate
Outcome, 30,000,000.00, 6%)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) FY25
Value 13.00 13.00 13.00 --
Date -- 03-Dec-2020 03-Dec-2020 --
IN01045619
►PBC 3 Government schools implementing Safe School Program to support girls (Number, Process, 30,000,000.00, 6%)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) FY25
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 --
Date -- 03-Dec-2020 03-Dec-2020 --
IN01045620
►PBC 4 Females enrolled in Form 5 in government schools (Number, Output, 60,000,000.00, 12%)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) FY25
Value 24,637.00 22,727.00 29,165.00 --
Date -- 03-Dec-2020 31-Mar-2021 --
IN01045621
►PBC 5 Strengthening information systems and incentives to prevent drop-out and support transfer to/from AEP (Yes/No, Process,
10,000,000.00, 2.00%)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) FY25
Value No No No --
Date -- 03-Dec-2020 03-Dec-2020 --
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IN01045622
►PBC 6 Improvement in classroom teaching practice in Government Secondary Schools through regular in-service teacher training
(Number, Output, 30,000,000.00, 6.00%)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) FY25
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 --
Date -- 03-Dec-2020 03-Dec-2020 --
IN01045623
►PBC 7 Government secondary schools with mathematics and science teachers deployed in line with national standards (Percentage,
Intermediate Outcome, 30,000,000.00, 6.00%)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) FY25
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 --
Date -- 03-Dec-2020 03-Dec-2020 --
IN01045624
►PBC 8 LGAs where 50 percent of secondary schools have minimum teaching and learning material standards (Text, Output,
30,000,000.00, 6%)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) FY25
Value 0.00 0.0 as at baseline 0.0 as at baseline --
Date -- 03-Dec-2020 03-Dec-2020 --
IN01045625
►PBC 9 Government schools successfully implementing ICT program (Number, Output, 10,000,000.00, 2.00%)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) FY25
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 --
Date -- 03-Dec-2020 03-Dec-2020 --
IN01045626
►PBC 10 Form 3 national learning evaluation conducted (Number, Process, 15,000,000.00, 3.00%)
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Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) FY25
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 --
Date -- 03-Dec-2020 03-Dec-2020 --
IN01045627
►PBC 11 LGAs where 50 percent of secondary schools have basic infrastructure package (Text, Output, 110,000,000.00, 22%)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) FY25
Value 0.00 as at baseline 4.00 --
Date -- 03-Dec-2020 31-Mar-2021 --
IN01045628
►PBC 12 Level of biannually released funds in line with agreed program budget framework (Percentage, Process, 75,000,000.00, 15%)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) FY25
Value 0.00 0.00 60.00 --
Date -- 03-Dec-2020 24-Jun-2021 --
Data on Financial Performance
Disbursements (by loan)
Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed
P170480 IDA-65340 Effective USD 500.00 500.00 0.00 74.00 446.04 14%
Key Dates (by loan)
Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date
P170480 IDA-65340 Effective 31-Mar-2020 21-May-2020 23-Nov-2020 31-Jan-2026 31-Jan-2026
Cumulative Disbursements
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PBC Disbursement
Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement %
PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount
Status Coc for PBC
Restructuring History
There has been no restructuring to date.
Related Project(s)
There are no related projects.
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