NewGlobe · Nigeria
EdoBEST (Edo)
Edo State
Basic Information
Project overview
Edo Basic Education Sector Transformation — flagship reform launched 2018; NewGlobe implementing partner; primary + JSS.
Intervention
Tablet-delivered scripted lessons, coaching, real-time monitoring of attendance and lesson pacing.
Provider
Country
Geography
Evidence quality
Programme Scale & Cost
Learners
381,000
Public primary/ECD reached
Schools
1,289
Government schools in programme
Cost / learner / yr
—
Programme-specific unit cost
Learning gains
Teacher absenteeism 27%→11%; Grade 3 ≈ Grade 5 non-programme (GPE); WB +12.5% quantitative / +13.3% verbal reasoning 2021–2023. Junior Secondary ORF (Grades 7–8): +7.8 to +9.0 cwpm, 0.13–0.17 SD, diff-in-diff, 2022–2024.
Cost note: No clean public unit cost in funding PDF summary.
Learning Gains — Detail
percentage point change
-16 pp
teacher absenteeism (27%→11%)
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