The number of students who undertook a higher education in Sweden decreased from 2011 to 2016, before starting to increase again since. In 2016, a little less than 343,000 students were registered in higher education in Sweden, whereas the number had risen to 383,000 in 2021. People between 20 and 24 years of age made up the largest age group at Swedish universities and high schools.
Participation in higher education in Sweden from 2011 to 2021
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Statistics Sweden. (December 15, 2022). Participation in higher education in Sweden from 2011 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/532377/sweden-participation-in-higher-education/
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Participation in higher education in Sweden from 2011 to 2021 [Graph], Statistics Sweden, December 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/532377/sweden-participation-in-higher-education/