In recent years, more and more people have been studying for graduate school, what is the reason for this situation?

Trend chart of the number of candidates
Graduate School Registration
What do the numbers say, and what are the reasons behind them?
The significance of graduate school
First: it is more advantageous to find a partner or start a business
Now is an era of pluralism, but also an era of material and ability, with the development of the economy, the imbalance in the proportion of men and women, the difficulty of finding a partner is becoming more and more serious. For people who are not very good in substance, if they have high academic qualifications, they will have advantages relatively speaking.
Some parents or the opposite sex have strict requirements for academic qualifications, so having a postgraduate degree undoubtedly increases their chances of success. The same is true for entrepreneurship, and there are also obvious differences in national policies and subsidies for highly educated entrepreneurial groups.
Second: the depreciation of academic qualifications, employment pressure
With the continuous expansion of colleges and universities, undergraduate students have become the most basic academic requirements. No matter what it is, bachelor's degree requirements can be seen everywhere, so many enterprises, especially state-owned enterprises or large enterprises, clearly require a master's degree or above in recruitment requirements. In order to enter a good enterprise, many students or working students have also gone to graduate school.
Third: Part-time graduate students are recognized
With the liberalization of national policies and the recognition of part-time academic qualifications, such as the liberalization of part-time academic qualifications for candidates for civil servants and important departments of public institutions, it undoubtedly provides a good opportunity for everyone to choose to continue their studies in order to enter their favorite positions.
Fourth: policy adjustment, colleges and universities need to expand the source of students
With the ministry of education canceling the "985 and 211" new era, we have ushered in the "double first-class", and the construction of these universities will inevitably require students, so the expansion of master's programs has become inevitable, which also makes the number of graduate students increase.
Fifth: Academic qualifications and degrees help you improve your competitiveness
Whether it's for employment, civil service or other jobs, there is never a shortage of competition. In other cases, it will also be compared from academic qualifications and degrees, and I think that as any employer, it will definitely give priority to people with high academic qualifications.
The reality is cruel, the competition is also cruel, in order to have a place for themselves, to stand out among many people, academic qualifications as a stepping stone, there is nothing wrong with it as the first threshold. The above is a personal reflection on the army of examination and research has repeatedly reached new heights, I don't know what different views you have, welcome to leave a message and interact.