Challenges and Developments in the Higher Education System of Bangladesh

Table A1 Higher institution group wise total yearly enrollment from 2012 to 2017

	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Public universities (total)	1,543,175	1,736,887	2,170,472	1,890,543	2,020,549	2,849,865	3,206,435	3,150,409	3,606,137
Public universities (excluding colleges and madrasas)	165,937	179,128	185,910	197,278	210,602	231,690	244,363	264,084	283,866
National University-affiliated colleges	1,119,275	1,270,843	1,650,088	1,268,450	1,319,438	2,097,182	2,073,069	2,300,053	2,528,649
Madrasas	119,327	117,905	152,908	162,929	187,485	201,773	598,031	240,245	225,977
Other affiliated colleges and institutions	41,632	46,508	51,145	53,227	59,096	62,962	83,143	89,723	249,119
Bangladesh open university	97,004	122,503	130,421	208,659	243,928	256,258	207,829	256,304	318,526
Private universities (total)	200,939	220,752	280,822	314,640	328,736	330,730	350,130	337,157	354,333
Total	1,744,117	1,957,639	2,451,294	2,205,183	2,349,285	3,180,595	3,556,565	3,487,566	3,960,470