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Figure 3.2 also displays some anomalies, such as the lower populated nations having relatively larger graduate production capacity (for example Cook Islands, New Zealand, Grenada). However, absolute graduation numbers indicate a wider range. Table 3.2 shows the highest and lowest nationally graduating numbers per year (for those countries with at least one School/ Faculty).

Table 3.2: Highest and lowest pharmacy graduating cohorts in the report sample.

The disparities with education capacity and pharmacist production can be more clearly seen by aggregating within WHO regions. Figure 3.3 shows the global graduate production capacity by WHO region, once again indicating that the lowest educational capacity, is also linked with most severe shortages of licensed pharmacists, occur in the sub-Saharan African nations.

Figure 3.3: Mean graduate production (per 10,000 population) by WHO Region | n= 95.