The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lao PDR Global Partnership for Education III: Learning and Equity Acceleration Project (P173407) Lao PDR Global Partnership for Education III: Learning and Equity Acceleration Project (P173407) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Education Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2021 | Seq No: 3 | ARCHIVED on 29-Jun-2022 | ISR51249 | Implementing Agencies: Lao People's Democratic Republic, Ministry of Education and Sports, Lao PDR Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 18-Mar-2021 Effectiveness Date: 30-Aug-2021 Planned Mid Term Review Date: -- Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 31-May-2026 Revised Closing Date: 31-May-2026 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) To improve learning outcomes in primary grades in target districts and strengthen teacher and system performance in Lao PDR. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Prepared and Motivated Learners:(Cost $8.73 M) Prepared and Motivated Teachers:(Cost $18.17 M) Effective Governance for Improving Teaching and Learning:(Cost $20.00 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions Following the declaration of project effectiveness on August 30, 2021 the World Bank team conducted a technical workshop on each of the components with the concerned Implementing Units (IUs) and the Education Coordination Unit (ECU). The workshop aimed to help the government prepare for implementation. There has been progress on each of the components, including finalizing Implementation manuals and making the necessary preparation to start implementation. 6/29/2022 Page 1 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lao PDR Global Partnership for Education III: Learning and Equity Acceleration Project (P173407) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic High High High Sector Strategies and Policies Low Low Low Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Moderate Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other Substantial Substantial Substantial Overall Moderate Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes To improve learning outcomes in primary grades in target districts and strengthen teacher and system IN01135685 ►Percentage of 3rd grade students in target districts who can read and comprehend a grade-appropriate paragraph (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 43.00 43.00 43.00 53.00 Date 16-Jun-2020 10-Jun-2021 10-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2026 3rd grade students can read and comprehend a narrative or informational text with accuracy, little effort, Comments: and at a sufficient rate. This indicator is not cumulative. IN01135751 Percentage of non Lao-Tai speaking children in target districts who can read and comprehend a grade-appropriate paragraph (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 33.00 33.00 33.00 48.00 Date 16-Jun-2020 16-Jun-2021 16-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2026 IN01135752 6/29/2022 Page 2 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lao PDR Global Partnership for Education III: Learning and Equity Acceleration Project (P173407) Percentage of female students in target districts who can read and comprehend a grade-appropriate paragraph (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 46.00 46.00 46.00 54.50 Date 16-Jun-2020 16-Jun-2021 16-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2026 IN01135753 ►Percentage of 3rd grade students in target districts who can subtract at a grade-appropriate level (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 23.00 23.00 23.00 33.00 Date 16-Jun-2020 16-Jun-2021 16-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2026 Comments: 3rd grade students can subtract 3 digit numbers with carryover. This indicator is not cumulative IN01135754 Percentage of 3rd grade non Lao-Tai speaking children in target districts who can subtract at a grade-appropriate level (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 13.00 13.00 13.00 28.00 Date 16-Jun-2020 16-Jun-2021 16-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2026 IN01135755 Percentage of 3rd grade female students in target districts who can subtract at a grade-appropriate level (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 26.00 26.00 26.00 34.00 Date 16-Jun-2020 16-Jun-2021 16-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2026 IN01135756 ►Percentage of children in target districts in primary grade 1 who participated in ECE (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 62.00 62.00 62.00 72.00 Date 16-Apr-2021 16-Jun-2021 16-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2026 Of those students who attended ECE what percentage attended primary school when they were 6 years Comments: of age. This is not a cumulative indicator IN01135757 Percentage of girls in target districts in primary grade 1 who participated in ECE (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 62.00 62.00 62.00 72.00 Date 16-Apr-2021 16-Jun-2021 16-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2026 IN01135758 6/29/2022 Page 3 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lao PDR Global Partnership for Education III: Learning and Equity Acceleration Project (P173407) ►Percentage of mathematics and Lao Language grade 1-3 teachers with improved teaching practices as measured by a high inference tool (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date 15-Apr-2021 16-Jun-2021 16-Jun-2021 31-May-2026 Percentage of mathematics and Lao Language grade 1-3 teachers with improved teaching practices as measured through an enhanced version of current classroom observation tools. In particular, the Comments: classroom observation tool has to ensure alignment to the teaching standards and international best practice. This is not a cumulative indicator. IN01135759 Percentage of mathematics and Lao Language grade 1-3 female teachers with improved teaching practices as measured by a high inference tool (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date 15-Apr-2021 16-Jun-2021 16-Jun-2021 31-May-2026 IN01135760 ►Percentage of schools in target districts making school report cards public (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 Date 15-Apr-2021 16-Jun-2021 16-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2026 School report card indicating the relative performance of the school displayed at a village level (either on Comments: the school or community notice board in the village). This indicator will help track citizen engagement. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Prepared and Motivated Learners IN01135765 ►Percentage of children aged 3-5 enrolled in ECE programs in CCDG, MAT and RRP in target villages (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 24.00 24.00 24.00 75.00 Date 16-Jun-2020 16-Jun-2021 16-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2026 Measures the number of students enrolled as a percentage of total population at each point in time. It will Comments: be measured for all target villages.This indicator is not cumulative IN01135768 Percentage of female students aged 3-5 enrolled in ECE programs in CCDG, MAT and RRP in target villages (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 24.00 24.00 24.00 75.00 6/29/2022 Page 4 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lao PDR Global Partnership for Education III: Learning and Equity Acceleration Project (P173407) Date 16-Jun-2020 16-Jun-2021 16-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2026 IN01135770 ►Number of new CCDG shelters with water and sanitation facilities constructed or rehabilitated with climate and disaster-resilient standards in target villages (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 172.00 Date 16-Jun-2020 16-Jun-2021 16-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2026 Simple count of new CCDG shelters built with water and sanitation facilities or rehabilitated with climate Comments: resilient standards in target villages. IN01135773 ►Number of teachers and caregivers receiving in-service training on ECE programs in CCDG, MAT, and RRP in target districts (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,525.00 Date 16-Jun-2020 16-Jun-2021 16-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2026 Measures the number of teachers and caregivers receiving in-service training on ECE programs in CCDG, Comments: MAT, and RRP in target districts. IN01135776 ►Number of children aged 3 to 5 years receiving disability screening in new target districts (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,800.00 Date 16-Jun-2020 16-Jun-2021 16-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2026 Comments: Simple count of number of children screened Component 2: Prepared and Motivated teachers IN01135761 ►Number of districts that are compliant with teacher allocation protocols (Text, Custom, PBC) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Up to 10 districts have 30 percent of 1 out of 40 districts is 1 out of 40 districts is 1 out of 40 districts is government primary Value compliant compliant compliant schools with enough teachers based on the set criteria. Date 15-Apr-2021 16-Jun-2021 16-Jun-2021 31-May-2026 This is a combination of qualitative and quantitative targets. Targets: Year 2: Revised the existing Ministry Comments: Decree to enhance the regulation for teacher allocation and introduce an incentive plan. Year 4: Up to 10 districts have 30 percent of government primary schools with enough teachers based on the set criteria. IN01135763 ►Percentage of teachers that received in-service training on the new curriculum in grade 1-3 (Percentage, Custom) 6/29/2022 Page 5 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lao PDR Global Partnership for Education III: Learning and Equity Acceleration Project (P173407) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 66.00 66.00 66.00 100.00 Date 16-Jun-2020 16-Jun-2021 16-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2026 Percentage of teachers in grade one to grade three that have been trained on the new language and Comments: mathematics curriculum. This indicator is not cumulative IN01135767 Percentage of female teachers that received in-service training on the new curriculum in grade 1-3 (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 66.00 66.00 66.00 100.00 Date 16-Jun-2020 16-Jun-2021 16-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2026 IN01135771 Percentage of non Lao-Tai speaking teachers that received in-service professional development on the new curriculum using revised material (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 Date 16-Jun-2020 16-Jun-2021 16-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2026 IN01135772 ►Number of TTCs providing pre-service and coordinating in-service training for all levels of school-education (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.00 Date 16-Jun-2020 16-Jun-2021 16-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2026 Percentage of TTCs providing both pre- and in- service training for all levels of school education. This Comments: indicator is part of the ESSDP (indicator 22). Currently there is no baseline in the ESSDP. We will update the baseline once this is updated on the ESSDP. IN01135774 ►Percentage of mathematics and Lao Language grade 1-3 teachers in target districs showing improvement in rejecting gender bias and challenging gender stereotypes in the classroom (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date 15-Apr-2021 16-Jun-2021 16-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2026 Percentage of teachers in target districts showing improvement in rejecting gender bias and challenging Comments: gender stereotypes in the classroom. Measured by a high inference classroom observation tool. This indicator is not cumulative IN01135777 ►Percentage of teachers that teach the new Grade 1 mathematics and Lao language curriculum effectively (Text, Custom, PBC) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Up to the additional twenty (20) percentage points of teachers in 6/29/2022 Page 6 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lao PDR Global Partnership for Education III: Learning and Equity Acceleration Project (P173407) grade 1 who improve their effectiveness Date 15-Apr-2021 16-Jun-2021 16-Jun-2021 31-Dec-2025 Year 1: (i) Strengthened existing classroom observation tools to become high inference tool aligned to teacher standards and international best practice and feedback protocol, (ii) Baseline report to measure Comments: whether teachers are teaching effectively the new curriculum, including details on the psychometric properties of the tool. Target Year 4: Additional 20% of teachers in grade 1 improve their effectiveness. Component 3: Effective school governance for improving teaching and learning IN01135762 ►Number of target districts with at least 80% of schools having a quality public primary school development plans (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 Date 16-Jun-2020 16-Jun-2021 16-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2026 For each target district determine the proportion of schools with a quality public primary school Comments: development plan. Then count the number of districts where >=80%. The Fundamental Quality Standards will be used to determine quality of the School Development Plans. This indicator is not cumulative IN01135764 ►Percentage of public primary schools in target districts receiving school block grants (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 Date 16-Jun-2020 16-Jun-2021 16-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2026 Comments: Having received school block grant. IN01135766 ►Percentage of public primary schools whose principals or heads in target districts that have received capacity building on school based management under GPE III (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 Date 16-Jun-2020 16-Jun-2021 16-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2026 Comments: Measure the institutional coverage of the training IN01135769 ►Percentage of schools in target districts where the principal takes action based on VEDC/parent accountability (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 18.70 18.70 18.70 23.00 Date 16-Jun-2020 16-Jun-2021 16-Jun-2021 30-Nov-2026 This citizen engagement indicator measures the percentage of schools where the school acts on concerns Comments: raised by parents/community. IN01135775 6/29/2022 Page 7 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lao PDR Global Partnership for Education III: Learning and Equity Acceleration Project (P173407) ►Improved data quality, management, and utilization for monitoring and planning (Text, Custom, PBC) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target LESMIS Platform is being used to inform Value No baseline Baseline not available Baseline not available the Joint Sector Review Missions or Annual Sector Report. Date 15-Apr-2021 16-Jun-2021 16-Jun-2021 31-May-2026 Year 1: LESMIS Platform becomes operational, pulling together data from various databases (at least three of the following: EMIS, TEMIS, PEMIS, TMIS, TVET-MIS, LUMIS), producing dashboards and providing access to the platform for all stakeholders. Year 3: LESMIS Platform is being used to inform the Joint Sector Review Missions or Annual Sector Report. Evidence of LESMIS informing the Joint Sector Comments: Review Missions will be measured by whether LESMIS data, dashboards or visualizations are used during the ESWG Technical Meetings of the Joint Sector Review Missions. Evidence of LESMIS informing the Annual Sector Report will be measured by whether LESMIS data, dashboards or visualizations are used in the Annual Sector Report. Performance-Based Conditions IN01135778 ►PBC 1 Number of districts that are compliant with teacher allocation protocols (Text, Intermediate Outcome, 1,500,000.00, 0.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) December 31, 2024 1 out of 40 districts is 1 out of 40 districts is 1 out of 40 districts is Value -- compliant compliant compliant Date -- 16-Jun-2021 16-Jun-2021 -- IN01135779 ►PBC 2 Improved data quality, management, and utilization for monitoring and planning (Text, Intermediate Outcome, 1,250,000.00, 2.67%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) December 31, 2024 Value No baseline N/A N/A -- Date -- 16-Jun-2021 16-Jun-2021 -- IN01135780 ►PBC 3 Percentage of teachers that teach the new Grade 1 mathematics and Lao language curriculum effectively (Text, Intermediate Outcome, 2,500,000.00, 5.33%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) December 31, 2024 6/29/2022 Page 8 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lao PDR Global Partnership for Education III: Learning and Equity Acceleration Project (P173407) Value No No No -- Date -- 16-Jun-2021 16-Jun-2021 -- Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P173407 IDA-68540 Effective USD 30.00 30.00 0.00 5.54 22.82 20% P173407 TF-B5180 Effective USD 16.90 16.90 0.00 0.28 16.62 1.7% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P173407 IDA-68540 Effective 18-Mar-2021 25-Jun-2021 30-Aug-2021 31-May-2026 31-May-2026 P173407 TF-B5180 Effective 18-Mar-2021 25-Jun-2021 30-Aug-2021 31-May-2026 31-May-2026 Cumulative Disbursements 6/29/2022 Page 9 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lao PDR Global Partnership for Education III: Learning and Equity Acceleration Project (P173407) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 6/29/2022 Page 10 of 10