According to the Ministry of Education, in 1999 there were over 6000 students taking evening classes at university having postponed their graduation, and the figure rose to more than 8100 in 2000, 68 % of whom were male.
根據教育部統計，八十八學年度大學日間部的延畢生為六千多人，八十九學年度增加到八千一百多人，其中男生佔了百分之六十八。