Tunisia - Third Education Project

Report No. 777-TUN FILE COPY Appraisal of a Third Education Project in the Republic of Tunisia june 18, 1975 Education and Manpower Development Division Europe, Middie East and North Africa Region Not for Public Use Document of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development International Development Association This report was prepared tor official use only hy the Bank Group. It may not be published quoted or cited without Bank Group authorization. The Bank Group does not accept responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the report.  CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit = Dinar = 1000 Millimes 1.000 D = US$2.44 US$1.00 = D 0.410 AREA EQUIVALENTS 1 m2 10.76 sq. ft. 1 km2 0.39 sq. mi. 1 Hectare 2.47 acres FISCAL YEAR January 1 - December 31  APPRAISAL OF A THIRD EDUCATION PROJECT IN THE REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. GLOSSARY BASIC DATA SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS ............ .......... . ... . i-iii I. INTRODUCTION ...... ............................... 1 Il. COUNTRY BACKGROUND ............................... 2 Physical Environment and Population .... .......... 2 Socio-Economic Development ....................... 2 III. THE EDUCATION AND MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT SECTOR .... 3 The Present Syste ..................................... 3 Educational Issues ...... ..................... . 5 Educational Development Strategy ................ . 8 IV. THE PROJECT ...................................... 9 Objectives ......... ..................... ..... 9 I.T.M. ......... . ................................. il Teacher Training ..... ............................ 12 Post-Primaire .................................... 13 Technical Assistance ............................. 16 Cost Estimates ................................... 18 Financial Plan .. ................................. 20 Implementation . .................................. 20 Disbursement ..................................... 22 V. BENEFITS .......................................... 22 VI. AGREEMENTS REACHED AND RECOMMENDATIONS .... ....... 23  TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont'd) ANNEXES 1. Comparative Education Indicators 2. The Education and Training System 3. Structure of the Formal Education System: 1973/74 4. Budgeted Current Expenditure on Education and Training by Agency, 1972-74 (in Dinars) 5. The Education Pyramid, 1973/74 (Public Only) 6. The ITM Experiment ('Initiation au Travail Manuel') 7. Proposed Program of Studies for the Ministry of Education Planning Unit 8. Breakdown of Operating Expenditures of Ministry of Education by Education Level and Type of Expenditures, 1974 9. Estimated Recurrent Expenditures for Formal Schooling, 1985. 10. Estimated GDP, Government and Ministry of Education Expenditures, 1985 11. Technical Assistance 12. Project Costs by Type of Expenditures 13. Contingency Allowances 14. Implementation Schedule 15. Estimated Schedule of Disbursements MlAP  Glossary Baccalaureat Equivalent secondary completion certificate D