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Title page 1

Contents 3

Acknowledgments 5

Acronyms 7

Executive Summary 8

I. Introduction 12

Methodology 13

Structure of the report 14

II. The context in Edo State 15

III. Evidence-based interventions: the EdoBEST program 18

The structured pedagogy program 18

EdoBEST@Home: complementing learning in school with learning at home 41

The stronger focus on foundational learning in the last few years of the program 44

IV. Is EdoBEST working? 48

EdoBEST is improving inputs and outputs 48

EdoBEST appears to be improving learning 50

V. Political commitment, leadership, and financing 56

Institutional and political economy challenges 58

VI. A focus on implementation capacity 63

Data as a key element 63

Scalability of the program 66

A public-private partnership for implementation 68

The role of communities 72

The delivery team 74

The cost of EdoBEST and its sustainability 76

VII. Conclusion and key lessons learned 79

References 82

Tables 22

TABLE 1. Review of the Edo State scripted lesson plans focusing on early grade reading instruction 22

TABLE 2. Index of the quality of teaching practices 27

TABLE 3. Edtech in Edo schools 38

TABLE 4. Reading skill and expected performance (Targets) 46

TABLE 5. Teacher attendance in Edo State, 2017-24 49

TABLE 6. Score in verbal reasoning 51

TABLE 7. Score in quantitative reasoning 52

TABLE 8. Score in quantitative reasoning, additional results 53

TABLE 9. Student performance outcomes in EdoBEST supported schools, 2021-23 55

TABLE 10. Pace of rollout of EdoBEST 67

TABLE 11. Annual recurrent cost per primary and junior secondary school 77

Figures 16

FIGURE 1. Population pyramid of Edo State, 2023 16

FIGURE 2. Foundational skills for children ages 7-14, 2021 17

FIGURE 3. Comparison of word counts for early-grade literacy lesson plans, 2018 21

FIGURE 4. Deviation of lesson times from expected duration, by subject area (2023) 23

FIGURE 5. Percentage of students above average performance in reading and mathematics, by LGA, 2024 34

FIGURE 6. Example of learning guide 1 42

FIGURE 7. Edo State learning agenda 46

FIGURE 8. Number of students enrolled in public basic education in Edo State, 2013-23 49

FIGURE 9. Predicted outcome plot based on model 3 from table 8 54

FIGURE 10. Education as a percentage of total budget in Nigeria, by state, 2022 58

FIGURE 11. Percentage of respondents who agree with the following statement: "Students deserve more attention if..." 60

FIGURE 12. Total cost of EdoBEST per student 78

Boxes 30

BOX 1. Language of instruction in Edo State 30

BOX 2. Infrastructure in Edo schools 40

BOX 3. The Accelerator Program 45

BOX 4. The World Bank's support 61

BOX 5. Ensuring safety in Edo schools: the role of communities 73