Education, healthcare and debt service: what is budgeted?
Three ministries are compared using their 2026 operating and development estimates. Debt service is shown separately because it is not a ministry allocation.
2026 ministry allocations
Budget estimates, not audited spending; other ministries are not shown.
Ministry of EducationRM 66.20 bilion
Operating: RM 59.88 bilionDevelopment: RM 6.31 bilion
MOF source ↗Ministry of Higher EducationRM 18.60 bilion
Operating: RM 14.68 bilionDevelopment: RM 3.91 bilion
MOF source ↗All bars use the same scale. Blue = operating, brown = development.
What is the estimated debt-service charge?
Debt service is derived from the gap between the primary and overall fiscal balances in MOF's financial position table. It is neither total outstanding debt nor all debt principal repayments.
2024 · ActualRM 50.48 bilion
2025 · Revised estimateRM 54.30 bilion
2026 · EstimateRM 58.30 bilion
How to read this comparison
MOE and MOHE are separate ministries. Other agencies also incur education and health expenditure, so ministry allocations are not full sector totals. Debt service is shown separately rather than as a fourth ministry.
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