Question NW590 to the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology
06 September 2019 - NW590
Keetse, Mr PP to ask the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology
What number of (a) nurses, (b) doctors and (c) dentists graduated in each of the past five years?
Reply:
The table below provides the number of nurses, doctors and dentists who graduated at public higher education institutions from 2013 to 2017.
|
Undergraduate Degree |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
|
MBCHB |
1 346 |
1 170 |
1 454 |
1 496 |
1 574 |
|
Nurses |
1 380 |
1 558 |
1 599 |
1 675 |
1 708 |
|
Dentists |
117 |
125 |
117 |
140 |
138 |