Malawi Secondary Education Project (PPAR)
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Document of The World Bank Public Disclosure Authorized Report No.: 52888 PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT Public Disclosure Authorized MALAWI SECONDARY EDUCATION PROJECT (CR. 3051) Public Disclosure Authorized JANUARY 29, 2010 Public Disclosure Authorized Sector Evaluation Division Independent Evaluation Group Currency Equivalents (annual averages) Currency Unit = Kwacha Secondary Education Project As of October 1997 As of March 16, 2006 US$1 = Kwacha 17.4 MWK1 = US$0.01 SDR 1.0 = US$1.36 (as of December 1997) US$1.43783 = SDR1 Abbreviations and Acronyms AfDB African Development Bank CAS Country Assistance Strategy CDSS Community Day Secondary School CIDA Canadian International Development Agency DANIDA Danish International Development Agency DCA Development Credit Agreement DPL Development Policy Loan EDMU Educational Development Management Unit EFA Education for All EMIS Educational Management information system EU European Union FTI Fast-Track Initiative to achieve Education for All JCE Junior Certificate Examination GDP Gross domestic product GTZ Gesellschaft fuer Zusammenarbeit ICR Implementation Completion Report IDA International Development Association IEG Independent Evaluation Group ISR Implementation Status and Results Report MOE Ministry of Education MSCE Malawi School Certificate Examination NGO Nongovernmental organization OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development PAD Project Appraisal Document PCU Project Coordination Unit PIU Project Implementation Unit PSLCE Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education PPAR Project Performance Assessment Report PRSP Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper PRSC Poverty Reduction Strategy Credit QAG Quality Assurance Group SWAP Sector-Wide Approach UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund USAID United States Agency for International Development Fiscal Year Government: January 1 — December 31 Director-General, Evaluation : Mr. Vinod Thomas Director, Independent Evaluation Group, World Bank : Ms. Cheryl Gray Manager, Sector Evaluation Division : Ms. Monika Huppi Task Manager : Ms. Helen Abadzi i IEGWB Mission: Enhancing development effectiveness through excellence and independence in evaluation. About this Report The Independent Evaluation Group assesses the programs and activities of the World Bank for two purposes: first, to ensure the integrity of the Bank’s self-evaluation process and to verify that the Bank’s work is producing the expected results, and second, to help develop improved directions, policies, and procedures through the dissemination of lessons drawn from experience. As part of this work, IEGWB annually assesses about 25 percent of the Bank’s lending operations. In selecting operations for assessment, preference is given to those that are innovative, large, or complex; those that are relevant to upcoming studies or country evaluations; those for which Executive Directors or Bank management have requested assessments; and those that are likely to generate important lessons. The operations, topics, and analytical approaches selected for assessment support larger evaluation studies. A Project Performance Assessment Report (PPAR) is based on a review of the Implementation Completion Report (a self-evaluation by the responsible Bank department) and fieldwork conducted by IEGWB. To prepare PPARs, IEGWB staff examine project files and other documents, interview operational staff, and in most cases visit the borrowing country to discuss the operation with staff of the Bank and the government, other stakeholders, and beneficiaries. The PPAR thereby seeks to validate and augment the information provided in the ICR, as well as examine issues of special interest to broader IEGWB studies. Each PPAR is subject to peer review and IEGWB management approval. Once cleared internally, the PPAR is reviewed by the responsible Bank department and amended as necessary. The completed PPAR is then sent to the borrower for review; the borrowers' comments are attached to the document that is sent to the Bank's Board of Executive Directors. After an assessment report has been sent to the Board, it is disclosed to the public. About the IEGWB Rating System The time-tested evaluation methods used by IEGWB are suited to the broad range of the World Bank’s work. The methods offer both rigor and a necessary level of flexibility to adapt to lending instrument, project design, or sectoral approach. IEGWB evaluators all apply the same basic method to arrive at their project ratings. Following is the definition and rating scale used for each evaluation criterion (additional information is available on the IEGWB website: http://worldbank.org/ieg). Outcome: The extent to which the operation’s major relevant objectives were achieved, or are expected to be achieved, efficiently. The rating has three dimensions: relevance of objectives, efficacy, and efficiency. Relevance of objectives is the extent to which the project’s objectives are consistent with the country’s current development priorities and with current Bank country and sectoral assistance strategies and corporate goals (expressed in Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers, Country Assistance Strategies, Sector Strategy Papers, Operational Policies). Efficacy is the extent to which the project’s objectives were achieved, or expected to be achieved, taking into account their relative importance. Efficiency is the extent to which the project achieved, or is expected to achieve, a return higher than the opportunity cost of capital and benefits at least cost compared to alternatives. The efficiency dimension generally is not applied to adjustment operations. Possible ratings: Highly Satisfactory, Satisfactory, Moderately Satisfactory, Moderately Unsatisfactory, Unsatisfactory, Highly Unsatisfactory. Risk to Development Outcome: The risk, at the time of evaluation, that development outcomes (or expected outcomes) will not be maintained (or realized). Possible ratings: High, Significant, Moderate, Negligible to Low, Not Evaluable. Bank Performance: The extent to which services provided by the Bank ensured quality at entry of the operation and supported effective implementation through appropriate supervision (including ensuring adequate transition arrangements for regular operation of supported activities after loan/credit closing, toward the achievement of development outcomes. The rating has two dimensions: quality at entry and quality of supervision. Possible ratings: Highly Satisfactory, Satisfactory, Moderately Satisfactory, Moderately Unsatisfactory, Unsatisfactory, Highly Unsatisfactory. Borrower Performance: The extent to which the borrower assumed ownership and responsibility to ensure quality of preparation and implementation, and complied with covenants and agreements, towards the achievement of development objectives and sustainability. The rating has two dimensions: government performance and implementing agency performance. Possible ratings: Highly Satisfactory, Satisfactory, Moderately Satisfactory, Moderately Unsatisfactory, Unsatisfactory, Highly Unsatisfactory. iii Table of contents Principal Ratings ............................................................................................................... v Key Staff Responsible ....................................................................................................... v Preface .............................................................................................................................. vii Summary ........................................................................................................................... ix 1. Background ................................................................................................................... 1 The Education Sector in Malawi ................................................................................... 1 Bank Sector Strategy..................................................................................................... 3 2. Project Objectives and Relevance ............................................................................... 4 Relevance ...................................................................................................................... 5 3. Project Implementation ................................................................................................ 5 Expanding Access to Secondary Education .................................................................. 6 Provision of Instructional Materials.............................................................................. 7 4. Achievement of the Project Objectives ..................................................................... 11 Objective (a): expand access, by constructing 20 new day secondary schools and related physical facilities (substantial) ........................................................................ 11 Equity Concerns ........................................................................................................ 13 Girls’ Enrollments ..................................................................................................... 14 Objective (b): Improve educational quality, through provision of teaching and learning materials in all Government and grant-aided general ("conventional") secondary schools (Modest) ........................................................................................ 15 Objective (c): improve efficiency and effectiveness of the secondary