Table 2 Number of public and private sector health worker education institutions and seats available, 2020
From: Informing investment in health workforce in Bangladesh: a health labour market analysis
Institutions/sector | Medical colleges (# of seats) | Dental colleges (# of seats) | Nursing colleges/BSC (# of seats) | Nursing Institutes/diploma (# of seats) | Midwifery institutes (# of seats) | Sub-Assistant Community Medical OfficerTraining Schools (# of seats) | Technology institutes (# of seats) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public | 38 (34%), 4475 (41%) | 9 (26%), 532 (27%) | 32 (18%), 1935 (11%) | 44 (20%), 3380 (28%) | 41 (37%), 1050 (28%) | 9 (4%), 816 (6%) | 13 (12%), 2526 (20%) |
Private | 75 (66%), 6594 (59%) | 26 (74%), 1405 (73%) | 142 (82%), 15 145 (89%) | 179 (80%), 8705 (72%) | 71 (63%), 2690 (72%) | 200 (96%), 13 185 (94%) | 97 (88%), 8865 (80%) |
Total | 113 (11 069) | 35 (1937) | 174 (17 080) | 223 (12 085) | 112 (3740) | 209 (14 001) | 110 (11 391) |