The number of international students arriving in Sweden increased gradually from the academic year 2013/14 to 2019/20. However, following the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020,the number dropped rapidly in 2020/21, falling from 24,400 to 17,000. In the following year, the number of new international students rose back up to around 23,900 thousand, continuing to rise in 2022/23.
Number of new international students in Sweden from 2013 to 2023
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Statistics Sweden. (October 19, 2023). Number of new international students in Sweden from 2013 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/532936/sweden-incoming-foreign-students-by-region/
Statistics Sweden. "Number of new international students in Sweden from 2013 to 2023." Chart. October 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/532936/sweden-incoming-foreign-students-by-region/
Statistics Sweden. (2023). Number of new international students in Sweden from 2013 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/532936/sweden-incoming-foreign-students-by-region/
Statistics Sweden. "Number of New International Students in Sweden from 2013 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/532936/sweden-incoming-foreign-students-by-region/
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Number of new international students in Sweden from 2013 to 2023 [Graph], Statistics Sweden, October 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/532936/sweden-incoming-foreign-students-by-region/