Learner Characteristics Deprivation Participation and Starts by Age, Learner home deprivation
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Apprenticeship starts, participation, and achievements by apprentice home deprivation (Indices of Multiple Deprivation quintile). Deprivation is based on the English indices of deprivation 2019.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Further education
- Publication
- Apprenticeships
- Release
- Academic year 2025/26
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 27,612
- 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_name | country_code | age_youth_adult | age_summary | ssa_tier_1 | learner_home_depriv | apps_level | apps_level_detailed | participation | starts | achievements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202021 | Academic year | National | England | E92000001 | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 712990 | 321440 | 156530 |
| 202021 | Academic year | National | England | E92000001 | Total | Total | Total | One (most deprived) | Total | Total | 139280 | 63730 | 31330 |
| 202021 | Academic year | National | England | E92000001 | Total | Total | Total | Two | Total | Total | 142740 | 65670 | 30930 |
| 202021 | Academic year | National | England | E92000001 | Total | Total | Total | Three | Total | Total | 145750 | 65540 | 32410 |
| 202021 | Academic year | National | England | E92000001 | Total | Total | Total | Four | Total | Total | 145180 | 64430 | 31240 |
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 |
| apps_level_detailed | Detailed apprenticeship level |
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.
- 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 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).
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