Number of women starting a degree

The number of women enrolled in 2025: 617 in Bachelor’s Program; 349 in Master’s program; 25 in Doctoral program; a total of 991 students, which accounts for 47.44% of the total enrollment. Compared with 898 students in 2024, the number increased by 93 students (0.5%). As shown in Figure 1.

Number of first-generation women starting a degree

Among the bachelor students enrolled in 2025, 107 are first-generation female students to acquire the degree. These students accounted for 49.08% of the number of first-generation students (218 people) who are receiving a bachelor’s degree in NCUE. Compared with 92 students in 2024, the number increased by 15 students (2.85%). As shown in Figure 2 and Table 1.

The proportion of first-generation female college students at NCUE is shown in Figure 3.

Note:

According to the 14th-week 2026 Statistical Bulletin released by the Ministry of the Interior of Taiwan, as of the end of 2025, the population that is aged 15 and above and is registered in the household registry was 20.617 million, of which 10.602 million had attained higher education (college level or above), accounting for 51.4%. Additionally, OECD statistics show that the average higher education attainment rate among the population aged 25 to 64 across various countries in 2024 was 43%, while Taiwan's rate reached 60%, significantly higher than the average. Among major countries, Taiwan ranks second only to Canada (65%). This demonstrates that higher education in Taiwan is considerably widespread and also explains that proportion of first-generation students pursuing degrees is relatively lower.

Please refer to the website(s): https://www.moi.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=2&s=337608