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Written question asked by Lord Jones (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 October 2022, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 November 2022. It was answered by Baroness Barran (Conservative) on Thursday, 27 October 2022 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Apprentices

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) male, and (2) female, graduate apprenticeships were taken up in (a) 2018, and (b) 2021.

Answer

Apprenticeships are available from level 2, equivalent to GCSE level, through to level 6, equivalent to a bachelor’s degree, and level 7, equivalent to a master’s degree. The attached file contains male/female breakdowns by apprenticeship level for apprenticeship starts from the 2017/18 to 2020/21 academic years.

Apprenticeship achievements from 2017/18 to 2020/21 are shown in the table below:

Academic Year

Achievements

2017/18

276,160

2018/19

185,150

2019/20

146,900

2020/21

156,530

Total achievements are the count of apprenticeships achieved at any point during the stated academic period. Learners achieving more than one apprenticeship will appear more than once.

Further information on apprenticeships starts and achievements can be found in the apprenticeships and traineeships statistics publication here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships-and-traineeships.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL2733
Session
2022-23
Attachment
HL2731 HL2733 table
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Apprentices Employment
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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