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November 11, Fineko/abc.az. Azerbaijan is planning to allocate 5.99 bn manats from the State Budget to finance the education sector in 2027.

According to the Bill on State Budget 2027, this amount will make up 3.6% of GDP and 12% of all budget expenditures.

Compared to 2023, the share of education expenditures in the structure of the State Budget will increase by 0.7 p.p. and their absolute volume by 974.2 million manats, or 23.6%.

Of the stipulated finances, 2.185 bn manats (42.9%) are to be spent on general education, 853.5 million manats (16.7%) on higher education and its financing within the state order, 434.8 million manats (8.5%) on preschool education, 102.1 million manats (2%) on specialized secondary education. education, 115.4 million manats (2.3%) on vocational education, 96.9 million manats (1.9%) on extracurricular education, 25.6 million manats (0.5%) on additional education and applied research. Another 1.285 billion manats (25.2%) is envisaged for other institutions and activities in the field of education.

The document also notes that in 2026, the number of students is expected to increase by nearly 4,970 people up to 148,950, whose training is funded by government orders and public funds. The number of scholarship recipients is to grow by 6,190 up to 118,750.

Taking into account this dynamics, the Draft State Budget for 2027 stipulates 613 million manats to finance higher education within the state order and related activities.

Of this amount, 422 million manats will be directed for tuition fees (10 million manats, or 2.4% more than this year). Another 184 million manats are to be allocated for the payment of scholarships - 7 million manats, or 4% more than in 2026. 7 million manats are provided for other events.

The expected growth in costs is due to an increase in the number of students studying at the expense of the State and scholarship recipients.