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Secondary Education Project
Cabo Verde
| Borrower | Cabo Verde |
| Financing Type | Public Sector |
| Instrument | Project Loan |
| Focus Area | Education |
| Approved | 10.12.2002 |
| Signed | 04.02.2004 |
| Status | Completed |
| Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund |
| Executing Agency | Ministry of Education & Miniostry of Infrastructure and Transport |
| Co-financiers | Government |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 5.00 |
| Total Project Cost (US$m) | 5.50 |
After the introduction of universal primary education, enrolment levels burgeoned in Cape Verde, especially among the secondary schools, which have experienced a five-fold increase during the past decade. As a result, most of these schools are seriously overcrowded.
Under this project, activities will be carried out in the densely-populated islands of Santiago, Fogo, Maio and Santo Antao, where four existing secondary schools will be rehabilitated, and three new ones built. Pre and in-service training will be provided to secondary, vocational and higher education school instructors to boost the overall quality of education. The enhanced facilities are expected to accommodate 4,000 additional pupils.