Azerbaijan’s draft budget for 2027 allocates approximately AZN 5.4 billion to education and science. State budget healthcare expenditure is planned at approximately AZN 2.1 billion.
Finance Minister Sahil Babayev presented the figures during parliamentary budget discussions on November 11, FinFly reports, citing local media.
Separate education and science allocations
The published draft state budget law provides AZN 5.099 billion for education and AZN 257.9 million for science. Together, these amount to approximately AZN 5.357 billion, or AZN 5.4 billion rounded to one decimal place.
Babayev said combined education and science expenditure would exceed 2025 budget execution by AZN 538 million, or approximately 11%. The comparison is with actual spending in 2025, not the 2026 plan.
Within the education allocation, the draft provides approximately AZN 434.8 million for preschool education, AZN 115.4 million for vocational education and AZN 240.6 million for higher education. These components are included in total education funding.
Healthcare and medical insurance
The state budget’s healthcare heading provides AZN 2.084 billion. This includes an AZN 1.1 billion transfer to the Mandatory Medical Insurance Fund, already counted in the healthcare total.
Babayev said the broader consolidated budget measure should be considered when assessing overall healthcare financing. He put this figure at approximately AZN 4 billion for 2027, around AZN 1 billion above the 2025 level.
The state and consolidated budget figures reflect different expenditure scopes. They should not be added together, as doing so would count part of the funding twice.
The allocations remain under discussion in the Milli Majlis. They describe planned sector funding rather than expenditure already incurred.
