Number of women starting a degree

Number of women enrolled in bachelor’s programmes in 2023: 567 Master’s program: 317 students; Doctoral program: 31 students; a total of 915 students. This number accounts for 47.36% of the number of those enrolled in bachelor’s classes in 2023, Increased by 1.77% compared to 45.59% in 2022. As shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1: The number of female students enrolled at our school in 2023

The number of female students enrolled in 2023 was 915 (47.36%), an increase of 20 students compared to the 895 female students (45.59%) enrolled in 2022, reflecting a 1.77% rise, As shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2: The number of female students enrolled at our school in 2023 increased by 20 (1.77%) compared to 2022

Number of first-generation women starting a degree

Among the bachelor students enrolled in 2023, 109 are first-generation female students. Female students accounted for 47.39% of the number of first-generation students (230 people) who are receiving a degree in NCUE. Increased by 4.22% compared to 43.17% in 2022, As shown in Figure 3 and Table 1.

Figure 3: The number of first-generation female students pursuing a degree at our school in 2023

Table 1: The number of first-generation female students pursuing a degree at our school in 2023

The proportion of female first-generation students enrolled in degree programs at our school in 2023 was 47.39%, an increase of 4.22% compared to 43.17% in 2022, As shown in Figure 4.

Figure 4: The proportion of female students enrolled at our school in 2023 increased by 4.22% compared to 2022

※Note: According to the 18th-week statistical report of 2024 released by the Ministry of the Interior of Taiwan, as of the end of 2023, the population aged 15 and above registered in the household registry was 20.627 million, of which 10.257 million had attainted higher education (college level or above), accounting for 49.7%. Additionally, OECD statistics show that the average higher education attainment rate among the population aged 25 to 64 across various countries in 2022 was 42%, while Taiwan's rate reached 57%, significantly higher than the average. Among major countries, Taiwan ranks second only to Canada (63%), demonstrating that higher education in Taiwan is quite widespread, which also explains that proportion of first-generation students pursuing degrees is relatively lower.

Please refer to the relevant website(s):

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