Since statistics statements can look very misleading, I kneejerk-thought "it could be there are fewer people and thus students, due to population growth slowin

Since statistics statements can look very misleading, I kneejerk-thought "it could be there are fewer people and thus students, due to population growth slowing or reversing, or it could be it's unaffordable or unpromising?". I hope it's from slowed population growth, but suppose it's the cost.