According to the Ministry of Education, the number of applications for student loans from students in high schools or postsecondary educational institutions grew 5.3 times from 1998 to 2008 (from 152,000 to 801,000). The total amount of money loaned out grew from NT $ 5.583 billion to NT $ 29.906 billion. And the percentage of students applying rose from 4.42 % to 19.16 %, quickly swelling to almost one-fifth of all students.
根據教育部的資料，高中職以上學生申請就學貸款的人次，已從民國 87 學年度的 15.2 萬人次，迅速成長到 97 學年度的 80.1 萬人次，增幅高達 5.3 倍；申貸金額則從 55.83 億元成長到 299.06 億元，申貸比例也從 4.42 % 成長到 19.16 %，已逼近五分之一。