Chan Hong-chih, the author of Urban Observations, points out that vast majority of the post-war generation have been educated and that those born after 1956 were in school for at least 9 years. The illiteracy rate has plunged.
「城市觀察」作者詹宏志指出，由於台灣戰後新生代絕大多數受過教育，四十五年以後出生的甚且開始接受九年義務教育，文盲的比率極低。