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 1800.00 2
• Total Operation Cost 554.00 2
• Total Financing 554.00 2
• Financing Gap 0.00 2
• FINANCING 2
• Total World Bank Group Financing 500.00 2
• The World Bank 3
• Total Non-World Bank Group Financing 54.00 3
• B. Introduction and Context 3
• Nigeria Africas most populous country and home to the second-largest population living below US2.15 per day 3
• Elections in 2023 brought in a new President and administration committed to improving macroeconomic stability. 3
• According to the World Banks Human Capital Index HCI Nigeria scores 0.36 positioning it substantially below the 3
• The World Bank 4
• The Nigerian education system is one of the worlds largest 4
• Formal education covers roughly one third of all children at the pre-primary level four fifths at primary and one half 4
• Nigeria has the worlds largest population of out-of-school children OOSC 4
• The World Bank 5
• An estimated 37 million children out of 50.7 million aged 7-14 years are unable to read and understand a simple text 5
• Access to a formal school is not universal 5
• The World Bank 6
• The quality of teaching has room for improvement. 6
• There is a shortage of teachers particularly those who are qualified 6
• Costs and domestic and community factors impact school attendance 6
• Government spending on education is low and inequitable. 6
• Human resource management suffers from a lack of planning is often not properly costed and is not always based 6
• The World Bank 7
• Public schools lack operating resources and have limited capacities in management and governance. 7
• Education management information systems and learning assessments need strengthening 7
• Strengthened sectoral coordination would improve synergies on planning budgeting monitoring and result in a more 7
• The proposed Program is aligned with the Country Partnership Framework CPF FY21FY25 7
• There is a strong justification for the Banks engagement to support the Government of Nigeria to meets its basic 7
• The World Bank 8
• The operation is one of three interdependent operations strategically positioned to address different challenges but 8
• The PforR instrument is the proper choice of financing instrument for this operation 8
• The proposed operation is a hybrid that will include a part allocated to technical assistance TA which uses an 8
• Investment Project Financing IPF instrument 8
• As noted above the operation is supported by two complementary sister operations HOPE-GOV and HOPE-PHC. 8
• The World Bank 9
• Figure 2 Complementarities between HOPE-Education HOPE-Governance and HOPE-Primary Healthcare 9
• C. Program Development Objectives PDO and PDO Level Results Indicators 9
• The World Bank 10
• D. Program Description 10
• The operation will support the governments Human Capital Development HCD Program 10
• The UBE Program was first introduced in 1999 as a reform program in education aimed at providing greater access to 10
• The HOPE-Education operation will be financed by a World Bank IDA credit of US500 million and a GPE grant of US54 10
• The operation will be structured around three results areas improving quality increasing access and enhancing key 10
• The World Bank 11
• In each of the three results areas the DLIs build upon prior experience from interventions undertaken by government 11
• Participating states will be required to meet certain eligibility criteria each year 11
• The World Bank 12
• E. Initial Environmental and Social Screening 12
• At this concept stage the Environmental and the Social risk of the program is rated moderate 12
• 33. The environmental and social risks of the IPF component is rated Low 12
• Policies Triggered 12
• The World Bank 13
• CONTACT POINT 13
• World Bank 13
• BorrowerClientRecipient 13
• Federal Ministry of Finance 13
• Implementing Agencies 13
• Federal Ministry of Education 13
• Universal Basic Education Commission 13
• FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT 13