

The bar chart displays dramatic changes in terms of college graduates' choices these years. Specifically, the proportion of those who entered the field of employment after graduation declined hugely from 68.1% in 2013 to 60.7% in 2018, whereas that of those pursuing further education ascended enormously from 26.3% to 34.0% during the same time span. In the meanwhile, the five years also witnessed a slight increase from 1.3% to 2.6% in the percentage of starting a business.
The data reflects a shift in graduates' view regarding post-university life. On the one hand, as graduates are mostly expected to support themselves, start a family and climb up the career ladder, joining the workforce often becomes their first choice. On the other hand, with people's living improving, this idea is changing gradually. Owing to less financial stress, graduates are increasingly willing to undertake postgraduate study for higher goals in a world with greater demand for professionals. Meanwhile, going self-employed gets more popular as the threshold of starting a business lowers in digital economy.
Predictably, with economic growth, graduates will enjoy more and diverse options. And only by creating the social atmosphere of respecting individual choices can more graduates fearlessly embark on the path that fits them most.
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柱状图反映出近年来本科毕业生去向选择发生的巨大变化。具体而言,毕业后选择就业的人数占比从2013年的68.1%大幅降至2018年的60.7%,而同一时期内,升学人数占比却从26.3%跃升至34.0%。同时,创业人数比例在这五年中也有小幅攀升,占比从1.3%增加到2.6%。
该数据反映了毕业生对“毕业后何去何从”的观念正在发生变化。一方面,由于社会普遍期待大学生毕业后自食其力、成家立业,找工作往往就成为他们的首选。另一方面,随着人们生活水平的提高,这种观念也在悄然发生变化。如今毕业生经济负担减轻,在这个对专业人才需求愈增的世界中,他们自然更愿意继续深造以实现更高的人生追求。同时,随着数字经济中创业门槛的降低,自主创业也愈加受到青睐。
可以预见,随着经济的发展,毕业生的选择也会日益多元化。而只有全社会共同营造尊重个人选择的氛围,才能有更多高校毕业生勇敢选择最适合自己的发展道路。
