Mislead???
For decades many students learned to fly hoping to get a well paid job flying a fancy aeroplane, and the flying schools encouraged this. The facts were very different, and lots of newly qualified CPL holders found they could not get a decent job,and there was fierce competition for the few jobs available. And poor wages and conditions because of this.
Many quit.
Now It is getting back somewhere nearer to what it should be, but not there yet.
And there is much better communication technology, so people can get some idea of what the facts are.
Is it any wonder they are not coming?