Indian Students at Swedish universities

Sweden is a country known for its quality higher education. This year, 3 Swedish universities are among the top 100 universities in the world. Inspite of this, when it comes to studying at Swedish universities, there are not many takers from India.

Data from Statistiska Central Byrån (SCB) shows that the number of Indian students enrolled in Swedish universities in the year 2012 has dropped by one-fourth compared to year 2010.  As it stands, only 259 Indian students(male and female) has opted to study in Sweden  compared to 1100 in 2010. The main reason for lackluster demand is that Swedish universities started charging tuition fees for Non-EU students from 2011. Education at universities were free of charge prior to 2011.