The number of elementary schoolchildren will fall by 40 %, that of junior and senior high school students by 38 %, and university-age people by half, perhaps bringing a serious shortage of students. In fact, the problem of schools being unable to recruit students is already beginning to emerge.
其中國小學童將減少四成，國中、高中減少百分之三十八，大學階段的人數減少一半，屆時可能出現嚴重的「學子荒」，事實上，學校招不到學生的情況已逐漸出現。