Over the past decade, the share of foreign pupils in primary schools in Sweden increased steadily. In the school year 2012/13, the share of foreigners in Swedish primary schools was below 20 percent. By 2021/22, this had increased to 27 percent.
Share of primary school pupils with foreign background in Sweden from 2012 to 2022
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Statistics on Integration in Sweden
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Population in Sweden from 2011-2021, by origin
- Basic Statistic Number of inhabitants in Sweden 2021, by region of birth
- Basic Statistic Immigration to Sweden 2011-2021
- Basic Statistic Foreign born population in Sweden 2021, by education level and origin
- Basic Statistic Foreign-born population in Sweden 2012-2022, by employment status
Education
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- Basic Statistic Number of preschool class pupils with foreign mother tongue in Sweden 2012-2022
- Basic Statistic Primary school pupils with foreign background in Sweden 2012-2022
- Basic Statistic Share of upper secondary school students with foreign background in Sweden 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of granted student residence permits in Sweden 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of granted student residence permits in Sweden 2020, by citizenship
- Premium Statistic NEET rate of the foreign-born youth in Sweden 2011-2021
- Basic Statistic Early leavers from education & training in Sweden by broad group of country of birth
Employment
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- Premium Statistic Employment rate among the foreign-born in Sweden 2011-2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Employment rate among the foreign-born in Sweden 2011-2021, by level of education
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate among the foreign-born population in Sweden 2011-2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate among the foreign-born in Sweden 2011-2021, by level of education
- Basic Statistic Refugee employment rate in Sweden 2010-2019, by gender
- Premium Statistic Refugee employment rate in Sweden 2019, by age groups
- Premium Statistic Refugee employment rate in Sweden 2019, by region of origin
Income and working conditions
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- Premium Statistic Average disposable income in Sweden 2011-2019, by region of birth
- Premium Statistic Average disposable income of migrants in Sweden 2011-2019, by reason for settlement
- Premium Statistic Average weekly working hours among the foreign-born in Sweden 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of workers in full-time employment in Sweden 2011-2021 by birthplace
- Premium Statistic Average overtime hours worked by employees in Sweden 2011-2021 by birthplace
- Premium Statistic Average hours of absence by foreign-born employees in Sweden 2011-2021
Migrant workers
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- Premium Statistic Number of work permits granted in Sweden 2011-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of work permits granted in Sweden 2021, by citizenship
- Basic Statistic Number of work permits granted in Sweden 2021, by professional field
- Basic Statistic Number of work permits granted in Sweden 2021, by occupational group
- Premium Statistic Industries with the highest number of foreign employees in Sweden 2021
- Premium Statistic Industries with the lowest number of foreign employees in Sweden 2021
Living conditions
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- Premium Statistic People with a foreign background in Sweden 2021, by household status and background
- Basic Statistic At-risk-of-poverty rate in Sweden 2011-2020, by place of birth
- Premium Statistic People at risk of poverty or social exclusion in Sweden 2010-2020, by birthplace
- Premium Statistic People living in overcrowded households in Sweden 2012-2021, by region of birth
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- Share of upper secondary school students with foreign background in Sweden 2012-2022
- Average length of a school term in U.S. elementary and secondary schools 1870-2018
- Percentage of pupils whose first lanaguage is not English in England 2015-2022
- Share of FTAs for medical treatment in India - by nationality 2013
- Number of primary schools in Indonesia 2012-2022
- France: schooling rate of teenagers 2020-2021, by age and gender
- Opinions on having Roma children as schoolmates in Italy 2019
- France: schooling rate of teenagers 2020-2021, by age
- Survey on the educational quality of primary school in Sweden 2016, by age
- Average number of pupils per grade in public primary schools in France 1980-2019
- Share of schools with girls' toilets in rural India - by usability 2010-2018
- Number of elementary school students in China 2021, by region
- Primary school: back-to-school spending in Ireland 2018, by item
- Spending per child in primary academies in England (UK) 2015-2016
- Share of foreign-born population of major cities around the world, 2015
- French opinion on equal opportunities provided by public schools 2017
- Industry revenue of “fine arts schools“ in Washington 2012-2024
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- Share of upper secondary school students with foreign background in Sweden 2012-2022
- Average length of a school term in U.S. elementary and secondary schools 1870-2018
- Percentage of pupils whose first lanaguage is not English in England 2015-2022
- Share of FTAs for medical treatment in India - by nationality 2013
- Number of primary schools in Indonesia 2012-2022
- France: schooling rate of teenagers 2020-2021, by age and gender
- Opinions on having Roma children as schoolmates in Italy 2019
- France: schooling rate of teenagers 2020-2021, by age
- Survey on the educational quality of primary school in Sweden 2016, by age
- Average number of pupils per grade in public primary schools in France 1980-2019
- Share of schools with girls' toilets in rural India - by usability 2010-2018
- Number of elementary school students in China 2021, by region
- Primary school: back-to-school spending in Ireland 2018, by item
- Spending per child in primary academies in England (UK) 2015-2016
- Share of foreign-born population of major cities around the world, 2015
- French opinion on equal opportunities provided by public schools 2017
- Industry revenue of “fine arts schools“ in Washington 2012-2024
National Agency for Education. (March 30, 2022). Share of primary school pupils with foreign background in Sweden from 2012 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/538722/sweden-share-of-primary-school-pupils-with-foreign-background/
National Agency for Education. "Share of primary school pupils with foreign background in Sweden from 2012 to 2022." Chart. March 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/538722/sweden-share-of-primary-school-pupils-with-foreign-background/
National Agency for Education. (2022). Share of primary school pupils with foreign background in Sweden from 2012 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/538722/sweden-share-of-primary-school-pupils-with-foreign-background/
National Agency for Education. "Share of Primary School Pupils with Foreign Background in Sweden from 2012 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/538722/sweden-share-of-primary-school-pupils-with-foreign-background/
National Agency for Education, Share of primary school pupils with foreign background in Sweden from 2012 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/538722/sweden-share-of-primary-school-pupils-with-foreign-background/ (last visited February 07, 2023)
Share of primary school pupils with foreign background in Sweden from 2012 to 2022 [Graph], National Agency for Education, March 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/538722/sweden-share-of-primary-school-pupils-with-foreign-background/