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: 2 | ARCHIVED on 07-Jan-2021 | ISR44660 | 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 pdoTable 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) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions SEQUIP was declared effective on November 23, 2020 following satisfactory development of the Project Operations Manual (POM) and establishment of an inter-ministerial team of safeguards personnel consistent with the requirements of the financing agreement that was signed between the World Bank and the Government on May 21, 2020. The national Stakeholder Engagement Forum (SEF) was successfully conducted on August 18, 2020. The Government will focus on the development of an initial stakeholder engagement plan for the next six months to follow up from Forum and engage on further project planning. A safeguards capacity development plan will be developed and implemented to equip the personnel at the national and local administration levels with the knowledge and skills to implement SEQUIP's environmental and safeguards 1/7/2021 Page 1 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Tanzania Secondary Education Quality Improvement Project (SEQUIP) (P170480) framework in all its entirety. Follow up and guidance by the task-team continues, to ensure timely implementation of the preparatory activities planned for the first year of the project. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial High Moderate Macroeconomic Moderate Substantial Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial 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 Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Access and responsive learning environments for girls IN00928487 ►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 15-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-Mar-2025 Progress on this indicator will be reported at the next ISR based on BEMIS data. The 1.00 is a normative Comments: figure that was put to enable the operational portal respond. IN00928489 ►Alternative Education Pathway females enrolling in Form 5 and other post-secondary education (Percentage, Custom, PBC) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 1/7/2021 Page 2 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Tanzania Secondary Education Quality Improvement Project (SEQUIP) (P170480) Value 13.00 13.00 13.00 26.00 Date 31-Mar-2019 15-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-Mar-2025 Any progress in the start of this initiative will be reported at the next ISR drawing from BEMIS data. Comments: IN00928492 ►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 15-Jun-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: Improved completion of secondary education IN00928486 ►Government school enrolment in Form 4 (last grade of lower secondary) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 278,239.00 278,239.00 334,284.00 515,438.00 Date 31-Mar-2018 15-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-Mar-2025 These data are from the BEMIS 2020. Results indicate a 20 percent increase in government school enrolment in Form 4. Decomposed results by gender indicate that girls' enrolment grew much more than Comments: boys - 22.9 percent for girls against 17.4 percent for the boys. IN00928491 Government school enrolment in Form 4 (last grade of lower secondary) (Female, Number) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 139,596.00 139,596.00 171,532.00 259,555.00 Date 31-May-2019 15-Jun-2020 03-Nov-2020 31-May-2025 IN00928493 Government school enrolment in Form 4 (last grade of lower secondary) (Male, Number) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 138,643.00 138,643.00 162,752.00 255,883.00 Date 31-May-2019 15-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-May-2025 IN00928494 ►Females enrolled in Form 5 in government schools (Number, Custom, PBC) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 24,637.00 24,637.00 22,727.00 39,637.00 1/7/2021 Page 3 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Tanzania Secondary Education Quality Improvement Project (SEQUIP) (P170480) Date 31-Mar-2019 15-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-Mar-2025 The number of girls enrolled in Form 5 has declined as per 2020 BEMIS since the baseline. This trend will be closely monitored while it is also hoped that SEQUIP activities will help improve these numbers over Comments: the project period. Improved quality of secondary education IN00928488 ►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 15-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-Mar-2025 This activity has not started. Again progress on this indicator is not yet due for reporting - with the first Comments: update expected in the second year. IN00928490 ►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 15-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-Mar-2025 Reporting on the progress in this indicator will be done in Year 2. Comments: Overall Comments PDO The project has just been declared effective hence activities expected to indicate progress most indicators are not yet due for reporting. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Empowering Girls through Secondary Education and Life Skills IN00928498 ►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 15-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-May-2025 The project has just been declared effective and the initiative yet to start. Comments: IN00928502 1/7/2021 Page 4 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Tanzania Secondary Education Quality Improvement Project (SEQUIP) (P170480) ►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 15-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-May-2025 The initiative has not yet started. Comments: IN00928504 ►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 15-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-May-2025 The project has just been declared effective and thus the AEP initiative has not yet started. Comments: IN00928507 ►Female AEP learners (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 2,839.00 2,839.00 3,096.00 6,000.00 Date 31-Mar-2018 15-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-Mar-2025 Number of girls enrolled in AEP programs increased by 9.1 percent from baseline (2018). Comments: IN00928509 ►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 15-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-May-2025 Provision of AEP centers with a government subsidy to support enrollment of vulnerable girls has not yet Comments: started. Digitally-Enabled and Effective Teaching and Learning IN00928500 ►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 13.00 8.00 Date 31-Mar-2017 15-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-May-2025 Average gender gap in Form 4 and Form 6 examination pass rates in mathematics and science will be Comments: reported at the next ISR. 1/7/2021 Page 5 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Tanzania Secondary Education Quality Improvement Project (SEQUIP) (P170480) IN00928503 ►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 15-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-May-2025 Government secondary schools with mathematics and science teachers deployed in line with national Comments: standards. This indicator will be updated in the next ISR cycle. IN00928505 ►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 15-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-May-2025 This indicator will be reported on in the next ISR cycle. Comments: IN00928508 ►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 15-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-Mar-2025 This initiative has not started and updates on the indicator are expected to start in Year 2. Comments: IN00928510 ►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 15-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-Mar-2025 This initiative has not yet started. Comments: Reducing Barriers to Girls' Education through Facilitating Access to Secondary Schools IN00928495 ►LGAs where 50 percent of secondary schools have basic infrastructure package (Text, Custom, PBC) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 1/7/2021 Page 6 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Tanzania Secondary Education Quality Improvement Project (SEQUIP) (P170480) 50% of all schools in Value 0.00 as at baseline as at baseline 184 LGAs meet standards Date 31-Mar-2019 15-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-May-2025 This will be reported on in the next ISR cycle. Comments: IN00928497 ►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 0.00 100.00 Date 31-Mar-2019 15-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-May-2025 This will be reported on at the next cycle. Comments: IN00928499 ►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 15-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-Mar-2025 Agreement on the measurement norms for this indicator is yet to be reached. Updates will be provided in Comments: the next ISR cycle. IN00928501 ►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 15-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-Mar-2025 Interventions are yet to be implemented hence the baseline figure has been retained. Comments: IN00928506 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 IN00928496 ►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 1/7/2021 Page 7 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Tanzania Secondary Education Quality Improvement Project (SEQUIP) (P170480) Date 31-Mar-2019 15-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2020 31-Mar-2025 Government is in the process of strengthening existing GRMs as well as putting in place new ones - one on construction and another on the safe schools program. Reporting and tracking will start at the next ISR Comments: cycle. Overall Comments IR Interventions are yet to be implemented. It is also important to note that the first year of the project was designed as a planning year. It is therefore, expected that most indicators will be updated in the second year of project implementation. Performance-Based Conditions IN00928511 ►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%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) FY25 Value 1.00 1.00 1.00 -- Date -- 15-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2020 -- IN00928512 ►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 -- 15-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2020 -- IN00928513 ►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 -- 15-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2020 -- 1/7/2021 Page 8 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Tanzania Secondary Education Quality Improvement Project (SEQUIP) (P170480) IN00928514 ►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 24,637.00 22,727.00 -- Date -- 15-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2020 -- IN00928515 ►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 -- 15-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2020 -- IN00928516 ►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 -- 15-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2020 -- IN00928517 ►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 -- 15-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2020 -- IN00928518 ►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 1/7/2021 Page 9 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Tanzania Secondary Education Quality Improvement Project (SEQUIP) (P170480) Value 0.00 0.0 as at baseline 0.0 as at baseline -- Date -- 15-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2020 -- IN00928519 ►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 -- 15-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2020 -- IN00928520 ►PBC 10 Form 3 national learning evaluation conducted (Number, Process, 15,000,000.00, 3.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) FY25 Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 -- Date -- 15-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2020 -- IN00928521 ►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 as at baseline -- Date -- 15-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2020 -- IN00928522 ►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 0.00 -- Date -- 15-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2020 -- Data on Financial Performance 1/7/2021 Page 10 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Tanzania Secondary Education Quality Improvement Project (SEQUIP) (P170480) 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 0.00 519.95 0% 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 PBC Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount Status Coc for PBC 1/7/2021 Page 11 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Tanzania Secondary Education Quality Improvement Project (SEQUIP) (P170480) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 1/7/2021 Page 12 of 12