According to government statistics, in 2002 there were over 1.1 million students in institutions of tertiary education, 540,000 more than in 1992.
根據教育部統計資料顯示，二○○二年全國大專院校學生為一百一十多萬人，比起二○○三年的五十四萬人，在十年內足足暴增一倍。