Number of University Students in Europe

• In 2017, there were 19.8 million university students in the EU-28 area, with 61% of them studying for bachelor degrees.
• Around 4.8 million students graduated from University in 2017 in EU-28.
• Close to 25% of them graduated in business, administration, or law subjects.

The Freelance Job Market

• In the US, Mexico, and India, a large proportion of the economy is based on freelancers.
• There are 57 million freelancers in the US contributing 1.3 trillion dollars to the economy or 6.7% of GDP and representing around 30-40% of the total workforce, 14 million in Mexico representing 22.7% of GDP, and 20 million in India expected to represent a market of 20 to 30 trillion rupees by 2025.
• In Mexico, 42% of these freelancers are women by 21 and 30 years old and a third are men of the same age group.
• Freelance gigs are growing faster in the economy than traditional full-time jobs, and are only projected to keep growing.
• The number of US freelancers is expected to grow from 57 million 2017 to 90 million in 2028. 

Students and Freelance

•  Universities in the US are starting to prepare their students to be ready to work in the gig economy.
• A survey by Monster found that 41% of college grads plan to find a gig job until they land something full time and permanent.