Subjects - Starts, Enrolments by Detailed age, Sex, Ethnicity, LLDD, SSA, Detailed level, STEM
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Time series of apprenticeship starts and enrolments by subject and learner demographics.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Further education
- Publication
- Apprenticeships
- Release
- Academic year 2025/26
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 306,014
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Enrolments
- Starts
- Filters
- Age group (detailed)
- Detailed apprenticeship level
- Learning difficulty/disability
- Time period
- 2020/21 to 2025/26
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | stem | ssa_tier_1 | learning_difficulty_disability | sex | minority_ethnic | apps_level_detailed | age_detailed | starts | enrolments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202324 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | STEM - No | Business, Administration and Law | No learning difficulty / disability | Total | Total | Level 2 | 25-34 | 590 | 1300 |
| 202324 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | STEM - No | Business, Administration and Law | No learning difficulty / disability | Total | Total | Level 2 | 35-44 | 310 | 660 |
| 202324 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | STEM - No | Business, Administration and Law | No learning difficulty / disability | Total | Total | Level 2 | 45-59 | 180 | 410 |
| 202324 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | STEM - No | Business, Administration and Law | No learning difficulty / disability | Total | Total | Level 2 | 60+ | 20 | 30 |
| 202324 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | STEM - No | Business, Administration and Law | No learning difficulty / disability | Total | Total | Level 3 | Total | 33360 | 67890 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| age_detailed | Age group (detailed) |
| apps_level_detailed | Detailed apprenticeship level |
| enrolments | Enrolments |
| learning_difficulty_disability | Learning difficulty/disability |
| minority_ethnic | Minority ethnic |
Footnotes
- Age for enrolments is based on age at the start of the programme.
- 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.
- STEM apprenticeships include those in the Construction, Planning and the Built Environment, Digital Technology, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies, and Science and Mathematics sector subject areas.
- 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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