Interest in China's national public service exams is rising
The number of people approved to sit national public service exams has risen, while the number applying for postgraduate studies has fallen slightly.
A line graph shows two lines increasing from 2017 to 2024. The darker line, indicating applications for postgraduate studies entrance exams, rises steadily to 4.74 million in 2023 before dropping slightly to 4.38 million. The lighter line, indicating those approved to sit national public service exams, rises from 2017 to 2018 then drops slightly before steadily rising to 1.57 million in 2021 then sharply to 3.03 million in 2024.