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The wide confidence intervals for some WHO regions indicate the presence of statistical outliers, as illustrated in Figure 3.3. These outlier nations are listed in Table 3.3 and indicate that some countries and territories have a significantly higher capacity production (standardised to population) relative to other countries and territories in the same region.

Table 3.3: Countries with graduate production more than 1.5 times the interquartile range for their WHO Region (statistical outliers).

Africa, as a region, shows a relative shortfall in both supply side and workforce capacity. Looking at this region in more detail, together with Europe as a comparative example, Figures 3.4 and 3.5 show close correlations with supply side and workforce (with some labelled exceptions). However, the absolute regional differences in graduates and workforce remain a key concern.

Figure 3.4: Graduate supply and registered workforce: Africa | n = 14.