In 1951, only 0.4 percent of the female population over the age of 15 had received a college education. By 1983 the figure had grown to 7.8 percent.
民國四十年，十五歲以上的女性人口只有百分之○．四受過大專以上的高等教育（男性為百分之二．一），到民國七十二年，數目增加到百分之七．八（男性為百分之十三．一）。