This statistic includes only students who have not studied at any higher education institution before. The figures present the number of applications to those who have been accepted.
The rate of student applications accepted for general programs at universities and high schools in Sweden increased from 1.5 in 2011 to 1.8 in 2014. Since, it has varied between 1.7 and 1.8. In 2021, roughly 365,000 students were enrolled at universities in Sweden.
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