Conflict and political unrest in the Middle East and Afghanistan were the major reasons for the rise in 2015, and as these pressures have receded the numbers arriving in Europe have fallen significantly. This, combined with a change in social policy in Sweden, saw the number of unaccompanied children arriving in the country falling to 1,300 in 2017.
With so many new arrivals, most unable to speak Swedish and having limited education, the Swedish government introduced a series of regulations to enable unaccompanied children the chance to access education and training aimed at helping them integrate and participate culturally, socially and economically.
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