Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in Sweden
Sweden: Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) was 0.9723 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in Sweden, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in Sweden stood at 0.9723 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 162.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in Sweden peaked at 0.9723 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3409 GPIA, in 2012.
Sweden ranks 55th of 93 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.3409 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.37 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4843 GPIA | +30.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4634 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5463 GPIA | +17.9% |
| 2017 | 0.662 GPIA | +21.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7632 GPIA | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7525 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7835 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8504 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9389 GPIA | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9723 GPIA | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5478 GPIA | 0.3409 GPIA | 0.7632 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8863 GPIA | 0.7835 GPIA | 0.9723 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 58,504 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,047 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 300,133 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 194,163 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in Sweden?
- Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in Sweden was 0.9723 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9723 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3409 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Sweden rank for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)?
- Sweden ranks 55th out of 93 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 162.8%. 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 Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release