Information About Student Mental Health
On this page, you will find compiled information on the current state of higher education students. The collected data is based on researched information.
One in four students experiences harmful loneliness
One in four higher education students (24%) felt lonely either fairly often or constantly (KOTT 2021).
Students’ feelings of loneliness increased during the pandemic
Three out of five (63%) higher education students reported an increase in feelings of loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic (KOTT 2021).
Students’ sense of belonging to their community has clearly decreased
Higher education students’ sense of belonging within their field’s student community has decreased by 19 percentage points (Student Barometer 2022).
Nearly one-third of students do not feel they belong to any group
Among higher education students, 29% do not feel they belong to any group (KOTT 2021).
One-third of students show symptoms of anxiety and depression
One in three higher education students experiences symptoms of anxiety and depression. Psychological symptoms and stress levels are higher among students compared to the entire adult population (KOTT 2021).
More than half of students feel they do not receive the mental health services they need
65% of students who required mental health services feel they did not receive enough support (KOTT 2021).