Concept Program Information Document (PID) (English)

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Table of Contents

• The World Bank 1
• The World Bank 2
• BASIC INFORMATION 2
• A. Basic Program Data 2
• Proposed Program Development Objectives 2
• COST FINANCING US Millions 2
• Maximizing Finance for Development 2
• Is this an MFD-Enabling Project MFD-EP 2
• Is this project Private Capital Enabling PCE 2
• SUMMARY 2
• Government program Cost 1383.00 2
• Total Operation Cost 500.00 2
• Total Financing 500.00 2
• Financing Gap 0.00 2
• FINANCING 2
• The World Bank 3
• Total World Bank Group Financing 500.00 3
• B. Introduction and Context With a gross domestic product GDP of US641 billion in 2023 Argentina is the third-largest economy in the 3
• Latin America and the Caribbean LAC. The middle class has historically been large with social indicators generally above the regional average. 3
• However persistent social inequalities economic volatility and underinvestment have limited the countrys development. 3
• The historic drought from late 2022 to early 2023 severely impacted Argentinas already fragile economy 3
• The World Bank 4
• A new administration assumed office on December 10 2023 and immediately began implementing a 4
• Several factors have contributed to Argentinas poor unequal and deteriorating educational outcomes 4
• The World Bank 5
• In response to these challenges Argentinas Ministry of Human Capitals Ministerio de Capital Humano MCH 5
• Consejo Federal de Educación 5
• Plan Nacional de Alfabetización Planes Provinciales de Alfabetización 5
• The World Bank 6
• Argentina. 6
• The rationale for Bank engagement through an MPA is also based on the increased likelihood that working with 6
• The World Bank 7
• The financing instrument chosen for the first phase of the MPA the Operation will be a Program for Results 7
• PforR with an Investment Project Financing IPF component. C. Program Development Objectives PDO and PDO Level Results Indicators 7
• The proposed PDO-level indicators PDOI for the Operation will be the following 7
• PDOI 1 Share of compulsory education institutions CEIs implementing the literacy-based ESD program 7
• PDOI 2 Number of provinces with PPAs under implementation 7
• PDOI 3 Percentage of compulsory education student-level data in national EMIS 7
• PDOI 4 Number of sub-national EMISs strengthened under the Operation 7
• The World Bank 8
• D. Program Description The proposed PforR would support five out of the six strategic axes of the GoAs PNA 2024-2027 8
• Table 1. Boundaries of the PforR vs. the Governments program 8
• E. Initial Environmental and Social Screening Since the first phase of the MPA will be operationalized through a PforR with an IPF component the Bank will 8
• The World Bank 9
• For the ESSA the Bank will review the environmental and social systems that are relevant to the Program. 9
• Triggered 9
• Last approved Current 9
• The IPF component mainly includes TA activities including support to the PIU staff for the management and 9
• CONTACT POINT 9
• World Bank 9
• The World Bank 10
• BorrowerClientRecipient 10
• Argentine Republic 10
• Implementing Agencies 10
• Secretariat of Education Ministry of Human Capital 10
• FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT 10
• ANNEX 1 References 10
• The World Bank 11