Ministries · B.64 · P.64
Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi
Its running costs are supply vote B.64 and its projects development vote P.64.
Spent in 2024
RM 16.09 bn
Share of federal spending
4.0%
of RM 405.52 bn
Rank
7th
of 39 ministries and departments
Change since 2016
+20.9%
before inflation
Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi spent RM 16.09 bn in 2024: RM 12.63 bn on running costs and RM 3.46 bn on development projects. That was 4.0% of federal spending. Under the same vote number it has also been printed as Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi; reorganisations can move programmes between ministries.
Where its operating budget went in 2024
| Programme | Revised budget | Spent | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pendidikan Tinggi | RM 7.70 bn | RM 7.70 bn | 60.9% |
| Hospital Pengajar | RM 1.74 bn | RM 1.74 bn | 13.8% |
| Pendidikan dan Latihan Teknikal dan Vokasional (TVET) | RM 1.49 bn | RM 1.49 bn | 11.8% |
| Program Khusus | RM 840.71 m | RM 840.71 m | 6.7% |
| Pengurusan | RM 405.20 m | RM 823.20 m | 6.5% |
| "one-off" | RM 23.94 m | RM 23.94 m | 0.2% |
| Komitmen Kewangan | RM 16.66 m | RM 16.66 m | 0.1% |
Largest development projects in 2024
| Project | Budget | Spent |
|---|---|---|
| Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) | RM 927.02 m | RM 927.02 m |
| Penyelidikan Fundamental | RM 428.40 m | RM 419.32 m |
| Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM) | RM 311.96 m | RM 311.96 m |
| Naik Taraf Fasiliti di Institusi Pendidikan Tinggi | RM 300.00 m | RM 299.98 m |
| Pendidikan Politeknik | RM 253.91 m | RM 251.54 m |
| Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) | RM 224.56 m | RM 224.56 m |
| Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) | RM 92.29 m | RM 92.29 m |
| Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) | RM 79.96 m | RM 79.96 m |
| Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) | RM 73.16 m | RM 73.16 m |
| Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya (PPUM) | RM 64.31 m | RM 64.31 m |
Budget 2027
Budget 2027 as tabled allocates RM 19.09 bn to Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi, against RM 18.60 bn in the 2026 budget. See the budget by programme.