From 2012 to 2022, there were constantly more women than men among the foreign students arriving in Sweden. Furthermore, following the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, the number of foreign students dropped significantly. In the 2021/22 academic year to number of foreign students arriving in Sweden increased to normal levels again with 13,043 female and 10,839 male students. . Of these, free-moving students made up the highest number.
International students in higher education in Sweden from 2012 to 2022, by gender
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Statistics Sweden. (October 20, 2022). International students in higher education in Sweden from 2012 to 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1139217/international-students-in-higher-education-in-sweden-by-gender/
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