The World Bank Public Disclosure Authorized Report No: ICR00001589
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Document of The World Bank Public Disclosure Authorized Report No: ICR00001589 IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION AND RESULTS REPORT (IBRD-7190-PA, TF026846) Public Disclosure Authorized ON AN ADAPTABLE PROGRAM LOAN IN THE AMOUNT OF US$24 MILLION TO THE REPUBLIC OF PARAGUAY FOR AN Public Disclosure Authorized EDUCATION REFORM PROGRAM IN SUPPORT OF THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROGRAM June 14, 2010 Public Disclosure Authorized Human Development and Social Protection Management Unit Country Management Unit for Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (Exchange Rate Effective April 15, 2010) Currency Unit = Guaraní (Gs) Gs 1.00 = US$ 0.000216 US$ 1.00 = Gs 4623 FISCAL YEAR January 1 – 31 December ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ACE Parent Association (Asociación de Cooperación Escolar) APL Adaptable Program Loan CARE Steering Council for the Education Reform (Consejo Asesor para la Reforma Educativa) CAS Country Assistance Strategy CDE State (Department) Education Council (Consejo Departamental de Educación) CDS State (Department) Supervision Commission (Consejo Departamental de Supervisión) CRA Learning resource center (Centro de Recursos de Aprendizaje) CPS Country Partnership Strategy EGI Institutional Management Team (Equipo de gestión institucional) EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMA Open Secondary Education (Eduación Media Abierta) GINA Integrated acquisition management procedure (Gestión Integral de Adquisiciones). GOP Government of Paraguay ICR Implementation Completion and Results Report IDB Inter-American Development Bank ISR Implementation Status and Results Report LA Loan Agreement LAC Latin America and the Caribbean Region M&E Monitoring and evaluation MEC Ministry of Education and Culture Secondary Education Improvement Project (Mejoramiento de la Calidad de la Educación MECES Secundaria) NGO Non-governmental organization PAD Project Appraisal Document PCN Project Concept Note PCU Project Coordination Unit PDO Project Development Objectives PEI School development plan (Plan Educativo Institucional) PSP Socio-Productive Project (Proyecto Socio-Productivo) PSR Project Supervision Report National Student Achievement Assessment System (Sistema Nacional de Evaluación de los SNEPE Procesos Educativos) TTL Task Team Leader UDE Department (State) Statistical Unit (Unidad Departamental de Estadística) Vice President: Pamela Cox Country Director: Penelope Brook Sector Director: Evangeline Javier Sector Manager: Chingboon Lee Country Manager: Rossana Polastri Project Team Leader: Cristian Aedo ICR Team Leader: Cristian Aedo ICR Primary Author: Juan Prawda PARAGUAY EDUCATION REFORM PROGRAM FIRST PHASE CONTENTS DATA SHEET A. Basic Information B. Key Dates C. Ratings Summary D. Sector and Theme Codes E. Bank Staff F. Results Framework Analysis G. Ratings of Project Performance in ISRs. H. Restructuring I. Disbursement Graph 1. Project Context, Development Objectives and Design .............................................................................1 2. Key Factors Affecting Implementation and Outcomes.............................................................................9 3. Assessment of Outcomes.........................................................................................................................14 4. Assessment of Risk to Development Outcome .......................................................................................20 5. Assessment of Bank and Borrower Performance....................................................................................21 6. Lessons Learned......................................................................................................................................26 7. Comments on Issues Raised by Borrower/Implementing Agencies/Partners .........................................27 Annex 1. Project Costs and Financing ........................................................................................................29 Annex 2. Outputs by Component................................................................................................................30 Annex 3. Economic and Financial Analysis (including assumptions in the analysis) ................................42 Annex 4. Bank Lending and Implementation Support/Supervision Processes ...........................................46 Annex 5. Beneficiary Survey Results..........................................................................................................48 Annex 6. Stakeholder Workshop Report and Results .................................................................................49 Annex 7. Summary of Borrower’s ICR and/or Comments on Draft ICR....................................................50 Annex 8. Comments of Cofinanciers and Other Partners/Stakeholders......................................................63 Annex 9. List of Supporting Documents.....................................................................................................64 MAP ............................................................................................................................................................66 A. Basic Information PY - EDUCATION Country: Paraguay Project Name: REFORM PROJECT Project ID: P073526 L/C/TF Number(s): IBRD-71900,TF-54361 ICR Date: 06/24/2010 ICR Type: Core ICR REPUBLIC OF Lending Instrument: APL Borrower: PARAGUAY Original Total USD 24.0M Disbursed Amount: USD 22.8M Commitment: Revised Amount: USD 24.0M Environmental Category: B Implementing Agencies: Ministerio de Educacion Cofinanciers and Other External Partners: B. Key Dates Revised / Actual Process Date Process Original Date Date(s) Concept Review: 07/16/2002 Effectiveness: 07/01/2004 07/01/2004 Appraisal: 02/18/2003 Restructuring(s): Approval: 07/31/2003 Mid-term Review: 03/06/2006 03/20/2006 Closing: 06/30/2007 12/30/2009 C. Ratings Summary C.1 Performance Rating by ICR Outcomes: Moderately Unsatisfactory Risk to Development Outcome: Moderate Bank Performance: Moderately Unsatisfactory Borrower Performance: Moderately Satisfactory C.2 Detailed Ratings of Bank and Borrower Performance (by ICR) Bank Ratings Borrower Ratings Moderately Quality at Entry: Government: Moderately Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Moderately Implementing Moderately Quality of Supervision: Unsatisfactory Agency/Agencies: Unsatisfactory Overall Bank Moderately Overall Borrower Moderately Satisfactory Performance: Unsatisfactory Performance: i C.3 Quality at Entry and Implementation Performance Indicators Implementation QAG Assessments Indicators Rating Performance (if any) Potential Problem Project Quality at Entry No None at any time (Yes/No): (QEA): Problem Project at any Quality of Yes None time (Yes/No): Supervision (QSA): DO rating before Moderately Closing/Inactive status: Satisfactory D. Sector and Theme Codes Original Actual Sector Code (as % of total Bank financing) Central government administration 20 30 Other social services 5 Secondary education 60 70 Sub-national government administration 10 Tertiary education 5 Theme Code (as % of total Bank financing) Access to urban services and housing 14 30 Education for all 29 40 Education for the knowledge economy 29 30 Participation and civic engagement 14 Rural services and infrastructure 14 E. Bank Staff Positions At ICR At Approval Vice President: Pamela Cox David de Ferranti Country Director: Veronica Salatino Axel van Trotsenburg Sector Manager: Chingboon Lee Marito H. Garcia Project Team Leader: Mario Cristian Aedo Inostroza Cynthia Hobbs ICR Team Leader: Mario Cristian Aedo Inostroza ICR Primary Author: Juan Prawda ii F. Results Framework Analysis Project Development Objectives (from Project Appraisal Document) Improve management and efficiency of the system, and educational outcomes and equity in opportunity at the secondary education level. Revised Project Development Objectives (as approved by original approving authority) (a) PDO Indicator(s) Original Target Formally Actual Value Values (from Revised Achieved at Indicator Baseline Value approval Target Completion or documents) Values Target Years Indicator 1 : Gross enrollment rate at the secondary level. 56% (At the end of Value APL I) quantitative or 44% 55.2% (2008) 59% Qualitative) (At the end of APL II) Date achieved 07/02/2001 06/30/2009 12/30/2009 Comments (incl. % The target for the end of APL I has been almost met. achievement) Indicator 2 : Net enrollment rate at the secondary level. 42% (At the end of Value APL I) quantitative or 33% 42% (2008) 44% Qualitative) (At the end of APL II) Date achieved 07/02/2001 06/30/2009 12/30/2009 Comments The target for the end of APL I has been met, however the number is somewhat (incl. % short of the rate expected by the end of the program. achievement) Indicator 3 : Repetition rate at the secondary level 1% (At the end of Value APL I) quantitative or 1% 0.6% (2008) 0.9% Qualitative) (At the end of APL II) Date achieved 07/02/2001 06/30/2009 12/30/2009 Comments The target for the end of the program has been surpassed. (incl. % iii achievement) Indicator 4 : Dropout rate at the secondary level 9% (At the end of Value APL I) quantitative or 11% 10.7% (2008) 7% Qualitative) (At the end of APL II) Date achieved 07/02/2001 06/30/2009 12/30/2009 Comments The target has not been met. Even though the information shows a decrease in (incl. % the average dropout rate at the secondary level, the rate is still above the target achievement) expected at the end of APL I. Indicator 5 : Gross completion rate