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Taiwan Tertiary Enrollment Fell 21.8% Over 14 Years

Tertiary enrollment fell to 1.057m in 2025–26, down 21.8% from 2011–12.

Demographics
Taiwan Tertiary Enrollment Fell 21.8% Over 14 Years: Tertiary enrollment fell to 1.057m in 2025–26, down 21.8% from 2011–12.

What the Data Shows

Taiwan’s higher-education contraction shows how low fertility is moving through the school system. MOE data put tertiary enrollment at 1.057 million in 2025–2026, down about 295,000 from 2011–2012. The undergraduate decline was even sharper, falling about 25.1% over the period.

Data table

Total students — 2011–12 1.352m tertiary
Total students — 2025–26 1.057m tertiary
Total students — change -21.8%
Undergrads — 2011–12 1.097m derived base
Undergrads — 2025–26 849k derived base
Undergrads — change -25.1%

Data notes & caveats

The 2011–2012 baseline total and undergraduate baseline are derived from reported declines. Values are rounded to the nearest thousand in the source reporting.

Methodology

Uses MOE-reported latest enrollment and 14-year declines as reported by Focus Taiwan/CNA. Baseline values are derived by adding the reported decline to the latest count.