Learner Characteristics LLDD - Starts, Achievements, Participation by Age, Level, Ethnicity, LLDD, Primary LLDD
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Apprenticeship starts, achievements and participation by Age, Level, Ethnicity, LLDD, Primary LLDD.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Further education
- Publication
- Apprenticeships
- Release
- Academic year 2025/26
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 15,074
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Participation
- Starts
- Filters
- Age (under 19/19+)
- Age group
- Apprenticeship level
- Time period
- 2020/21 to 2025/26
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | age_youth_adult | age_summary | apps_level | minority_ethnic | learning_difficulty_disability | primary_learning_difficulty_disability | starts | achievements | participation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202021 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 321440 | 156530 | 712990 |
| 202021 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | Total | Total | With learning difficulty / disability | Total | 38620 | 18140 | 83770 |
| 202021 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | Total | Total | With learning difficulty / disability | Asperger's syndrome | 590 | 320 | 1290 |
| 202021 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | Total | Total | With learning difficulty / disability | Autism spectrum disorder | 1010 | 420 | 1890 |
| 202021 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | Total | Total | With learning difficulty / disability | Disability affecting mobility | 610 | 260 | 1260 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| achievements | Achievements |
| age_summary | Age group |
| age_youth_adult | Age (under 19/19+) |
| apps_level | Apprenticeship level |
| learning_difficulty_disability | Learning difficulty / disability |
Footnotes
- Age for achievements is based on age at the start of the programme, not the age at which they achieved.
- Age for apprenticeship participation is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year.
- Age for starts is based on age at the start of the programme.
- Ethnic minorities do not include white minorities.
- Ethnicity categories have been aligned with the ethnicities recorded in the 2011 UK Census.
- Learner characteristics (such as sex, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner.
- Learners declaring multiple learning difficulties and/or disabilities (LLDD) categories must indicate which of these is the primary disability, difficulty or health problem. Overall ‘Primary LLDD and health problem’ totals may not match the main LLDD figures.
- Participation at intermediate, advanced and higher levels is a count of learners that participated at those levels at any point during the year. Learners undertaking more than one course will only appear once at each level but can appear in the count at more than one level.
- Participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the year. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
- 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.
- Total starts are the count of apprenticeships started at any point during the stated academic period. Learners starting more than one Apprenticeship will appear more than once.
- Where shown, figures for 2025/26 are provisional and cover the first quarter (Aug to Oct). Figures for other years are final and cover the full year (Aug to July).
- White comprises white British, Gypsy or Irish Traveller, Irish, and any other white background.
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