The Ministry of Education's proposed budget for 2027 exceeds the threshold of 9 billion dinars

The proposed Ministry of Education budget for 2027 has exceeded the threshold of 9 billion dinars to reach payment credits of 9184.5 million dinars, thus registering the highest budget in the draft state budget for next year.

The Director-General for Financial Affairs of the Ministry of Education, during his presentation to the Education, Services and Development Committee of Parliament, explained that these appropriations represent 19.1% of the total state budget for the coming year, excluding support, financing and emergency expenses.

The new budget saw a financial development of 5.56% compared to the Finance Act of 2026, which is equivalent to an increase of 484.5 million dinars, with payment credits in the previous year being around 8700 million dinars. The commitment appropriations for 2027 are estimated at 9469.5 million dinars to cover the Ministry's commitments and projects.

The financial offer presented to the deputies revealed that the self-sufficient resources of the public institutions under the ministry were estimated at 20.1 million dinars, bringing the total allocated for payment to 9204.6 million dinars. The administrative data showed that the number of employees working in the ministry is 215,503 employees, of which 4588 are attached under technical cooperation.