Burundi - Education Sector Development Project

Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No. 6913-BU STAFF APPRAISAL REPORT REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI EDUCATION SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT January 15, 1988 South Central and'Indian Ocean Department Population and Human Resources Operations Division This document has a resticted distribution and may be used by recipients only In the perfornance of their offcial duties. Its contents may not otherwse be disclosed without Wodd Bank authorization.  (i) CURICY QUIVALENT Currency Unit Burundi Franc (FBU) US$ 1.00 (December 1987) m FBU 122 BU 100* US$ 0.81967 US$ 1.00 SDR 0.727913 FnU 100 - SDR 0.59665 DTS 1.00 US$ 1.37379 14EA5S1RES Metric System GOVERNMEN? OF BURUNDI FISCAL YEAR January 1 - December 31 ACADEMIC YEAR September 5 - June 30 This report is based on the findings of an appraisal mission which visited Burundi from April 7 to 21, 1987, and consisted of Messrs. J.C. Laederach (Architect, Mission Leader), J.C. Lair (Educator) and B. Millot (Economist).  (ii) FoR omcU3L US ONLY STAFF APPRAISAL REPORT REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI EDUCATION SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. I# INTRODUCTION . 1 II. TEE EDUCATION SECTOR A. Overview: Organization, Administration and Management of the Education Sector ................. 2 B. The Education Reform Program ........................... 2 C. Education and Training Issues .......................... 3 1. Access and Equity ..'............................... 3 2. Financial Constraints and Budgetary Realignment .............................. ............ ........ 4 3. Quality of Zducation ................................ 6 4. Educational Planning and Management ................. 7 D. 1xperience with Past Lending ........... ................ 8 E. The Government's Sectoral Adjustment Strategy and Policy Dialogue with the Bank Group .............. 8 III. THE PROJECT A. Project Objectives and Description ..................... 10 1. Objectives ............................................. 10 2. Sectoral Adjustment Program ......................... 10 3. Strengthening of MEN's Planning, Budgeting and Cost-control Capacity ......................... 12 4. Improvement of the Quality and Efficiency of Primary and General Secondary Education ........... 13 5. Improvement of Access to Cducation for Rural Children ........... . 15 This documont has a tstcte distbutio and may be ue by ecipients only in tho performancoe of their offlcia dutiesL Its contents may not othetvise be disebsed without World Bankt authoriation.  (iii) B. Project Cost and Financing Plan ........................ 18 C. Project Implementation ................................. 19 1. Project Preparation and Management .................. 19 2. Procurement t..........e* ...... ..***.... 21 3. Disbursements ...................**4..*oe.* *...,. 22 4. Special Account ..... ... .. 23 5. Monitoring and Evaluation * .......................... 23 6. Auditing .......... * 23 IV. PROJECT BBNEFITS AND RISKS .............*****...*....*..*.. 24 V. AGREMENTS REACED AND U CO)IENDATIONS ............... 25 ANNEXES (see next page)  (iv) LIST OF ANNEXESILISTE DES ANNEXES Page No. CHAPTER I ANNEX 1.1 - Basic Data Sheet/Donnees de Base 27-29 ANNEX 1.2 - Comparative Education Indicators/ Indicateurs Comparatife de l'Education 30-31 CHAPTER. II ANNEX 2.1 - Organigram of the Ministry of Education/ 32 Organigramme du Ninist&re de l'Education ANNEX 2.2 - Detailed Structure of the Education 33-34 System/Structure detaillee du Systbme Educatif ANNEX 2.3 - Statistics on Student Enrollments and 35-50 on Staffing, Cost and Financing of the Education System/Statistiques sur lee Etudiants, le personnel, les cofts et le Financement du Systame d'Education ANNEX 2.4 - Main Topics of the Education Reform/ 51-52 Principaux points de la reforme dans le secteur de l'education ANNEX 2.5 - Financial Implications of Alternative 53-61 Scenarios in the Education System/ Implications financiares de scenarios alternatifs dans le Secteur de l'Education CHAPTER III ANNEX 3.1 - Monitoring Table of Policy Measures/ 62-64 Tableau de Pilotage des Mesures & prendre ANNEX 3.2 - Targeted Indicators/Indicateurs de 65 Performance ANNEX 3.3 - Preliminary Draft of the Public 66-68 Expenditure Program (PEP) of the Education Sector, 1988-90 Prelmintary Draft of the Public Investment Program (PIP), 1987-90  (v) Page No. ANNEX 3.4 - Education and Administration 69-75 Planning Component/ Composante Planification de l'Education et Administration ANNEX 3.5 - Quality Improvement of Primary 76-85 Education Component/Composante Amdlioration de la Qualite de 1'Enseignement Primaire ANNEX 3.6 - Quality Improvement of General 86-93 Secondary Educationl Am4lioration Qualitative de l'Enseignement Secondaire General ANNEX 3.7 - List of Textbooks to be Printed 94-96 During Project Implementation/ Liste des livres a imprimer pendant la durde du projet ANNEX 3.8 - Organigram of PBE/Organigrame 97 du Bureau des Projets d'Education ANNEX 3.9 - Construction Strategies for 98-101 Primary and Secondary Schools/ Strategies de construction pour 6coles primaires et secondaires ANNEX 3.10- Project Costs by Source of 102-110 Financing/Category CoOts du Projet par Source de Financement/Categorie ANNEX 3.11- Sumasry of Foreign and Local 111 Specialist Services/RUsume des Services des specialistes etrangers et locaux ANNEY 3.12- Summary of Overseas and Local Training/ 112 Resume de la formation A ldtranger et sur place ANNEX 3.13- Quarterly Disbursement Schedule/ 113 Calendrier trimestriel des deboursements ANNEX 3.14- List of Related Documents and Data 114-115 Available in Project File/Liste des Documents et des donnees classes dans le dossier du Projet MAP IBRD No. 20662  (vi) GLOSSAPYIGLOSSAIRE BEST - Technical Education Bureau/Bureau d'Etudes de l'Enseignement Tecbnique BEPES - Secondary Education Bureau/Bureau d'Etudes des Programves de l'Enseignement Secondaire BER - Rural Primary Education Bureau/Bureau d'Education Rurale BPE - Education Projects Unit/Bureau des Projets Education CCAP - Coordinating Counittee for Education Activities/Comit4 de Coordination des Activit6s P4dagogiques DPE - Directorate of Educational Planning/Direction de la Planification de l'Education EFI - Primary Teacher Training Colleges/Ecoles de Formation d'Instituteure MEN - Ministry of Education/Ministbre de l'Education Nationale PAM - World Food Program/Programme Alimentaire Mondiale PEP - Public Expenditure Program PIP - Public Investment Program RPP - Regie des Productions Pddagogiques DCS - School Construction Unit/Departement des %ounstructions Scolaires UPE - Universal Primary Education  (vii) REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI Education Sector Develoont Project Credit and Iroiect Su=ari Borrower: Republic of Burundi Beneficiarts Ministry of Education Credit Amountt SDR 23.0 million (US$31.5 million equivalent) Terms: Standard ProJect Descriptions The overall objective of the project is to accelerate access to basic education and the qualitative development of primary and general secondary education while maintaining the share of the sector within the Government's recurrent budget at a level approximating 20X. To this end, the project would: (a) implement phased sectoral adjustment measures to contain education costs; (b) strengthen the planning, budgeting and cost-control capacity of the Ministry of Education (MOE); (c) improve the quality and efficiency of education at the primary and general secondary levels through the training of supervisors, upgrading of teacher skills, prepuration of new programs for secondary education, and provision of textbooks and teacher guides; and (d) improve access to education for rural children, by providing additional student places in rural primary and secondary institutions. Risks: Based on past experience with education projects in Burundi, the risks are expected to be minimal. However, due to the sectoral nature of the project, there are three possible risks in implementing the project. First, policy measures such as the containment of the growth of secondary and higher education and the setting up of a cost-recovery system, based on parents' contributions to tuition and boarding costs, may not be fully endorsed by the country's population; aware of this possibility, the Government intends to embark upon a public  (viii) acceptance campaign. Second, there is a risk that the Government may be unable to resist demands from upper secondary and higher education students and their families to maintain a disproportionately high allocation for fellowships, thus jeopardizing the financing of primary educational development; however, experience through 1984 in reducing the number of fellowships and establishing a student loan scheme at university level indicates that the Government can succeed in resisting these pressures. Finally, a third risk concerns the possible decrease in educational quality resulting from the generalization of the double-shift system and the icnrease in teacher/student ratios. To reduce this potential risk, the project would provide for the permanent monitoring of teachers by inspectors, improved school administration through the training of headmasters and teachers, and increased production and distribution of textbooks.  (ix) estimated Cost8s Local Foreign Total -------US$ million---------- Project Component A. Educational Planning 0.4 1.3 1.7 B. Quality Improvement 3.3 4.6 7.9 C. Access Improvement 5.0 16.1 21.1 D. Proiect Administration 0.4 0.5 0.9 E. Scholarships (1988) 1.5 1.5 TOTAL BASE COSTS 9.1 24.0 33.1 Total Contingencies 2.0 2.4 4.4 TOTAL PROJECT COSTS 1/ 11.1 26.4 37.5 Financing Plan IDA 6.3 25.2 31.5 UNICEF 0.3 0.7 1.0 UNDP - 0.5 0.5 Government 11 4.5 4.5 TOTAL 11.1 26.4 37.5 1/ Including taxes and duties estimated at US$0.8 million. Estimated IDA Disbursements: IDA Fiscal Year -----------------