There are two main types of studies concerning the situation of university graduates. One are economic analyses prepared by domestic and international organisations and research institutes and covering general topics (unemployment, wages, forms of employment, etc.); the other are more detailed (related to promotion, for example). Such studies take into account the situation of young people who have a higher education. They often compare them with different age groups and with their peers at different levels of education. In Poland, the most significant of these studies are the analyses carried out by the Central Statistical Office (Badanie Aktywności Ekonomicznej Ludności (BAEL) [Study on the Economic Activity of the Population]), the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (Bilans Kapitału Ludzkiego (BKL) [The Human Capital Balance]) and Eurostat. The second most important source of information about the situation of graduates in the labour market are (cross-sectional and longitudinal) tracer studies carried out by various institutions and universities. Analyses of this type are becoming increasingly desirable – such research initiatives appear in numerous European countries and the European Commission also plans to carry one out. In Poland, the most important data is provided by the Nationwide System for Monitoring Economic Fates of HEI Graduates (ELA), and by the following analyses: Dalsza Nauka i Praca [Further Education and Work] and From School to Work. In the context of graduates’ progress, studies on the impact of educational mobility for the development of project participants are also relevant. The European Commission publishes data on this topic in the form of annual reports on the implementation of the Erasmus+ programme. Similar data is also available based on mid-term evaluations. Moreover, Eurydice publishes Mobility Scoreboard reports, which present the results of monitoring European countries’ progress in promoting educational mobility and removing obstacles to its implementation, as well as higher education system analyses. National Agencies of the Erasmus+ programme (including the one operating in Poland) publish their own reports. The situation of HEI graduates in Poland OECD studies indicate that employability increases together with the level of education. In European countries, the employment rate for higher education graduates is 84%, for secondary school graduates – 75%, and for graduates of schools below the secondary level – 57%. In Poland, these rates are respectively:
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