Subjects - Starts, Achievements by Age, Sex, LLDD, Level, Levy
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Time series of apprenticeship starts and achievements by level and funding type.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Further education
- Publication
- Apprenticeships
- Release
- Academic year 2025/26
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 10,632
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Achievements
- 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 | apprenticeship_type | learning_difficulty_disability | sex | apps_level | age_youth_adult | age_summary | funding_type | starts | achievements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202021 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 321440 | 156530 |
| 202021 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Other | 116110 | 54670 |
| 202021 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Supported by ASA levy funds | 205330 | 101850 |
| 202021 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | Total | Total | 19+ | Total | Total | 256300 | 118270 |
| 202021 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | Total | Total | 19+ | Total | Other | 73660 | 31920 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| achievements | Achievements |
| age_summary | Age group |
| age_youth_adult | Age (under 19/19+) |
| apprenticeship_type | Apprenticeship type |
| apps_level | Apprenticeship level |
Footnotes
- A minor amendment to how we count ‘starts supported by Apprenticeship Service Account (ASA) levy funds’ was applied for 2019/20. A further minor amendment was applied from 2020/21, please see the 'Methodology changes' section of the 'Further education and skills statistics: methodology' document for more information.
- Age for achievements is based on age at the start of the programme, not the age at which they achieved.
- Age for starts is based on age at the start of the programme.
- Learner characteristics (such as sex, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner.
- 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).
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