Table 3 Number of public and private health worker education institutions, number and percentage of seats, by Division/Region
From: Informing investment in health workforce in Bangladesh: a health labour market analysis
Division (% of population) | No. of medical colleges, seats and % of total seats | No. of nursing colleges, seats and % of total seats | No. of nursing institutes, seats and % of total seats | No. of midwifery institutes, seats and % of total seats | No. of dental colleges, seats and % of total seats | No. of medical assistant training schools, seats and % of total seats | ||||||||||||
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Total | Public | Private | Total | Public | Private | Total | Public | Private | Total | Public | Private | Total | Public | Private | Total | Public | Private | |
Rajshahi (22.12%) | 12 (1110, 10.38%) | 4 (545, 12,5%) | 8 (565, 8.9%) | 28 (2585, 15.13%) | 5 (175, 9%) | 23 (2410, 15.9%) | 42 (2215, 18.33%) | 6 (510, 15.1%) | 36 (1705, 19,6%) | 16 (465, 12.4%) | 7 (175, 16.7%) | 9 (290, 10.8%) | 4 (149, 7.69%) | 1 (59, 11,1%) | 3 (90, 6,4%) | 45 (2932, 20.94%) | 1 (102, 12,5%) | 44 (2830, 1,5%) |
Dhaka (17.82%) | 55 (5142, 48.6%) | 10 (1257 28.9%) | 45 (3885, 61.2%) | 77 (7785, 45.58%) | 10 (560 28.9%) | 67 (7225 47.7%) | 69 (3745, 30.99%) | 10 (810 24%) | 59 (2935 33,7%) | 40 (1425, 38.1%) | 10 (275, 26.2%) | 30 (1150, 42.8%) | 21 (1260, 65%) | 3 (205, 38,5%) | 18 (1055, 75,1%) | 78 (5714, 41%) | 2 (204, 25%) | 76 (5510, 41,8%) |
Chattogram (14.06%) | 17 (1391, 12.54%) | 6 (651, 15%) | 11 (740, 11.7%) | 20 (1345, 7.87%) | 5 (350, 18.1%) | 15 (995, 6.6%) | 16 (1110, 9.18%) | 5 (465, 13.8%) | 11 (645, 7,4%) | 12 (345, 9.2%) | 7 (175, 16.7%) | 5 (170, 6.3%) | 2 (125, 6.45%) | 1 (60, 11,3%) | 1 (65, 4,6%) | 13 (819, 5.9%) | 2 (154, 18,9%) | 11 (665, 5%) |
Rangpur (13.92%) | 7 (800, 7.48%) | 3 (460, 10.6%) | 4 (340, 5.4%) | 14 (1460, 8.55%) | 4 (425, 22%) | 10 (1035, 6.8%) | 35 (1855, 5.54%) | 5 (305, 9%) | 30 (1550, 17,8%) | 13 (430, 11.5%) | 4 (100, 9.5%) | 9 (330, 12.3%) | 2 (152, 7.84%) | 1 (52, 9,8%) | 1 (100, 7,1%) | 22 (1410, 10%) | 0 | 22 (1410, 0,7%) |
Sylhet (11.21%) | 6 (743, 6.95%) | 3 (331, 7.6%) | 3 (412, 6.5%) | 10 (1300, 7.61%) | 1 (125, 6.5%) | 9 (1175, 7.8%) | 10 (475, 3.93%) | 2 (150, 4.4%) | 8 (325, 3,7%) | 8 (285, 7.6%) | 3 (75, 7.1%) | 5 (210, 7.8%) | 3 (117, 6.04%) | 1 (52, 9,8%) | 2 (65, 4,6%) | 7 (500, 3,5%) | 0 | 7 (500, 3,8%) |
Khulna (9.71%) | 10 (755, 7.06%) | 6 (480, 11%) | 4 (272, 4.3%) | 8 (530, 3.1%) | 4 (50, 2.6%) | 4 (480, 3.2%) | 26 (1400, 11.58%) | 8 (635, 18.8%) | 18 (765, 8,8%) | 8 (250, 6.7%) | 5 (125, 11.9%) | 3 (125, 4.6%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 (1581, 11.29%) | 4 (356, 43,6%) | 21 (1225, 9,3%) |
Barishal (6.83%) | 2 (331, 3.09%) | 2 (281, 6.5%) | 0 | 10 (1125, 6.59%) | 2 (125, 6.5%) | 8 (1000, 6.6%) | 12 (670, 5.54%) | 5 (355, 10.5%) | 7 (315, 3,6%) | 8 (275, 7.4%) | 4 (100, 9.5%) | 4 (175, 6.5%) | 1 (52, 2.68%) | 1 (52, 9,8%) | 0 | 6 (375, 2.67%) | 0 | 7 (375, 2.8%) |
Mymensingh (4.32%) | 4 (475, 4.44%) | 3 (345, 7.9%) | 1 (130, 2%) | 7 (950, 5.56%) | 1 (125, 6.5%) | 6 (825, 5.4%) | 13 (615, 5.09%) | 3 (150, 4.4%) | 10 (465, 5,3%) | 7 (265, 7.1%) | 1 (25, 2.4%) | 6 (240, 8.9%) | 2 (82, 4.23%) | 1 (52, 9,8%) | 1 (30, 2,1%) | 12 (670, 4,7%) | 0 | 12 (670, 5,1%) |
Bangladesh | 113 (10 694) | 38 (4350) | 75 (6344) | 174 (17 080) | 32 (1935) | 142 (15 145) | 223 (12 085) | 44 (3380) | 179 (8705) | 112 (3740) | 41 (1050) | 71 (2690) | 35 (1937) | 9 (532) | 26 (1405) | 209 (14,001) | 9 (816) | 200 (13,185) |