Budget 2022 is seeking $20.23 billion for these three votes. This compares with the estimated $20.04 billion that was spent in 2021-2022. Of this funding, $16.172 billion is for Vote Education, which funds more than 2,400 schools and more than 5,000 early learning providers. Four billion dollars is for Vote Tertiary Education, which provides funding for tertiary education providers, including eight universities, three wānanga, and Te Pūkenga and its 16 subsidiary companies—former Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics. Thirty-eight million dollars is for Vote Education Review Office. 