Many people now have to borrow money to pay for school as well. Some 728,000 students applied for educational loans during the 2006 academic year, up greatly since 2002. As a result, the MOE now spends NT $ 3.6 billion on interest subsidies.
民國 95 學年高中以上申請銀行就學貸款的學生人數達到 72 萬 8,000 人，比 4 年前的 50 萬人大幅增加，教育部的利息補貼金額也高達 36 億元。