Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa in Sweden
Sweden: Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa was 0.6716 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa in Sweden, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa in Sweden stood at 0.6716. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.4% on the previous year and up 127.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa in Sweden peaked at 0.6716 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2957, in 2013.
That places Sweden 40th out of 93 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.2957 | — |
| 2014 | 0.3414 | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3684 | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3599 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4251 | +18.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4953 | +16.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5601 | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5821 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5695 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5976 | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6716 | +12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4066 | 0.2957 | 0.5601 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6052 | 0.5695 | 0.6716 | 4 |
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More education data for Sweden
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 71,551 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa in Sweden?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa in Sweden was 0.6716 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6716 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2957 in 2013.
- How does Sweden rank for inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa?
- Sweden ranks 40th out of 93 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from sub-saharan africa rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (UIS estimate) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release