Mauritania - Second Education Project

Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No. 3,445-MAU STAFF APPRAISAL REPORT MAURITANIA SECOND EDUCATION PROJECT February 1O 1982 Projects Department Western Africa Regional Office Education Division This document has a restricted distribution and may be used hy recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.  CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit = Ouguiya (UM) US$1.00 = M 47 MEASURES 1 kilometer (km) = 0.62 mile 1 square kilometer (km2) = 0.39 square mile 1 meter (m) = 3.28 feet 1 square meter (m2) = 10.76 square feet FISCAL YEAR January 1 - December 31  FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY MAURITANIA STAFF APPRAISAL REPORT SECOND EDUCATION PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. GLOSSARY AND ABBREVIATIONS BASIC DATA I. THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING SECTOR .......................... 1 A. Social and Economic Factors Affecting the Sector ........ 1 B. Manpower and Employment ... ............................. 2 Cr The Education System ... .............................. 4 D. The Issues ............. ............... 5 E. The Government's Educational Development Policies ....... 10 F. The Bank Group's Involvement in Education and Training ................................... 12 II. THE PROJECT ... e.......... e.....e........... ........................ 14 A. Project Summary ......... ................................ 14 B. Project Components .... ... ............................... 14 Vocational Training ..................................... 15 Maritime Training .......... ........................... 15 Lower Secondary Teacher Training .................. .... 17 Planning Department and Organization and Management Unit ..................... ............ 18 Project Management ................... . . .. . 18 III. PROJECT COST AND FINANCING PLAN ............................... 19 IV. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ......................................... 25 V. PROJECT BENEFITS AND RISK.So ...........................*.*.. e 29 VI. AGREEMENTS REACRED AND RECOMMENDATIONS ... ...... ........ 30 This report is based on the findings of an appraisal mission that v