Facts and Figures
Hanover, Germany, 22 May 2024

EUROSTUDENT 8 Topical Module Reports

The EUROSTUDENT 8 Topical Module Reports have been released! Based on the latest data, the reports on a) digitalisation, b) discrimination, c) impact of COVID-19 pandemic, and d) well-being and mental health are available.
EUROSTUDENT Talk, 19 September 2024

How are students faring? Well-being, mental health, and the role of financial stress in (post-Covid) European Higher Education

EUROSTUDENT 8 was the first project round with a specific module on mental health and well-being. We presented some intriguing results and discussed this topic at the EUROSTUDENT Talks on the 19th of September. How ...

EUROSTUDENT Reports

EUROSTUDENT publishes several different types of reports. The latest reports stem from the eighth round of the project (2021-2024). The Synopsis of Indicators offers a full overview of all topics and indicators, whereas the Thematic Review and Short Report are shorter publications focusing on a single topic, or fewer indicators. EUROSTUDENT Intelligence Briefs provide analyses on a single question of interest.

Synopsis of Indicators

EUROSTUDENT 8 2021 - 2024

Social and Economic Conditions of Student Life in Europe

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How do students live in the EUROSTUDENT countries?

On cross-country average, 36 % of students live with their parents or guardian. 18 % live in student accommodation, 21 % live with partner/children, and 15 % of students live together with others (outside of student accommodation). Living alone (outside of student accommodation) is the least common housing situation in the EUROSTUDENT countries: on cross-country average, only 10 % of students do not share their living space. Living with parents is particularly widespread in Malta, Italy, Georgia, Albania, and Croatia, where more than half of all students live this way. In contrast, this form of housing is not very common in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland. There, no more than 13 % of all students live with parents, instead the largest share of students lives with partner/children. The use of the parental home as housing form differs also by students’ parents’ financial status. In more than 90 % of countries, students from well-off families more frequently live with their parents while studying compared to their less well-off peers.

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Through almost two decades of EUROSTUDENT surveys, we have gained a better understanding of our students’ social characteristics, economic, and study conditions indicating significant changes in students’ composition. Understanding these changes is fundamental to having the ability to ensure accessibility to higher education.
Jurgita Petrauskienė, Minister of Education and Science (2016-2018), The Republic of Lithuania

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