The 2024 National Master's Admission Examination will be held from December 23 to 25, and behind this, China's graduate population has accumulated to more than 11 million. This information was revealed by the Ministry of Education at the Symposium on the Promotion of Graduate Education and Teaching Reform in the New Era held in Shanghai, which attracted widespread attention.
According to the data, the number of graduate students in 2022 has reached 3.65 million, of which the proportion of graduate students in big cities such as Beijing and Shanghai is relatively high. Among the population aged 6 and over, the proportion of the population with a postgraduate education reached 095%。Especially in Beijing, the proportion is as high as 901%, or 9 out of every 100 people, has gone to graduate school. Shanghai is a close second, with 54%。
Behind this phenomenon, factors such as the abundant education and medical resources in Beijing and Shanghai, as well as the developed high-tech industry and headquarters economy, play a key role. These areas are not only home to numerous research universities and research institutes, but also home to corporate headquarters of all kinds, providing a wide range of employment opportunities for graduate students.
In addition to Beijing and Shanghai, Tianjin ranks third in the proportion of graduate students, reaching 211%。In other provinces, some small and medium-sized cities and counties also show obvious differences in the proportion of the population with graduate education. Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Xi'an, Wuhan and other central cities with more developed high-tech and modern service industries have also attracted a large number of graduate students to stay in the local area.
Experts pointed out that the central city has abundant educational and medical resources, which not only attracts more graduate talents, but also enhances the city's central functions such as education, medical care, R&D and innovation. At the same time, some small and medium-sized cities have also emerged in the competition, attracting more and more graduate talents by providing preferential treatment and good conditions, forming a spatial optimal allocation of talents.
In general, the vigorous development of graduate education in China has provided more human resources for various localities, and has also promoted the economic and scientific and technological innovation of cities and regions to make remarkable achievements. With the development of the times, the trend of talent flow and allocation will be more diversified, and more flexible policies and development strategies will be needed in various regions to better attract and retain graduate talents.