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Apprentices

Answer

The following table shows the proportion of participating apprentices in each age group studying at each apprenticeship level for the 2019/20 to 2021/22 academic years.

Age group	Level	Percentage Learner Participation for each age group
		2019/20	2020/21	2021/22
Total	Total	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
	Intermediate Apprenticeship	31.3%	26.0%	23.7%
	Advanced Apprenticeship	47.1%	45.8%	44.6%
	Higher Apprenticeship	23.0%	29.2%	32.3%
Under 19	Total	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
	Intermediate Apprenticeship	55.7%	51.7%	47.9%
	Advanced Apprenticeship	43.3%	46.0%	48.1%
	Higher Apprenticeship	3.9%	4.1%	5.1%
19-24	Total	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
	Intermediate Apprenticeship	28.7%	24.7%	22.4%
	Advanced Apprenticeship	53.1%	52.4%	51.4%
	Higher Apprenticeship	20.1%	24.2%	27.0%
25+	Total	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
	Intermediate Apprenticeship	23.4%	18.1%	16.1%
	Advanced Apprenticeship	44.1%	40.9%	38.6%
	Higher Apprenticeship	33.0%	41.3%	45.6%

Note:
(1) Percentages derived from volumes published here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/bc41867b-b0ad-4967-7403-08db2469d98f.

(2) As learners can study at more than one apprenticeship level in an academic year, the proportions at Intermediate level, Advanced level and Higher level may sum to be more than 100%.

Further apprenticeship statistics can be found in the Apprenticeships and traineeships statistics publication, which can be accessed here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships-and-traineeships.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

HL6422

Session

2022-23

Related items

Apprentices
Wednesday, 8 March 2023
Written questions
House of Lords

Subjects

Apprentices

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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