Of the international students arriving in Sweden between the academic years 2012/13 and 2021/22, the highest number arrived from other EU and EEA members, including Switzerland. Moreover, the number of new international students in the country dropped rapidly in 2020/21 following the outbreak of COVID-19. That year, there were 7,300 international students from EU/EEA countries including Switzerland, and just above 5,000 arriving from countries outside this area. In the 2021/22 academic year however the number of international students from all regions increased again.
Number of new international students in Sweden from 2012 to 2022, by region of origin
Characteristic
EU/EEA and Switzerland
Outside EU/EEA and Switzerland
Unknown
Nordic countries except Sweden
2021/22
11,477
8,123
3,944
2,518
2020/21
7,461
5,193
4,254
721
2019/20
10,616
10,259
3,516
1,247
2018/19
10,417
9,870
3,465
1,255
2017/18
10,959
9,566
3,624
1,484
2016/17
11,304
8,857
3,357
1,740
2015/16
11,004
8,452
3,534
1,604
2014/15
10,613
8,261
2,873
1,549
2013/14
11,513
7,069
2,676
1,512
2012/13
12,577
6,491
2,388
1,686
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Statistics Sweden. (October 20, 2022). Number of new international students in Sweden from 2012 to 2022, by region of origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/532977/sweden-incoming-foreign-students-by-region/
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Statistics Sweden. (2022). Number of new international students in Sweden from 2012 to 2022, by region of origin. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/532977/sweden-incoming-foreign-students-by-region/
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