Data set from Apprenticeships

Geography Region - starts, achievements, participation, population by age, level

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Published 16 July 2026

Last updated 16 July 2026

Geographical breakdowns of apprenticeship starts, participation, and achievements.

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Data set details

• Theme: Further education
• Publication: Apprenticeships
• Release: Academic year 2025/26
• Number of rows: 100,864
• Geographic levels: English devolved area, Local authority, Local authority district, Local skills improvement plan area, National, Parliamentary constituency, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Achievements
  • Indicative achievements rate per 100,000 population
  • Indicative participation rate per 100,000 population
• Filters:
  • Age group
  • Apprenticeship level
• Time period: 2020/21 to 2025/26

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	region_code	region_name	new_la_code	old_la_code	la_name	lad_code	lad_name	pcon_code	pcon_name	english_devolved_area_code	english_devolved_area_name	lsip_code	lsip_name	apps_level	age_summary	starts	participation	achievements	population_estimate	starts_rate_per_100000_population	participation_rate_per_100000_population	achievements_rate_per_100000_population
202526	Academic year	National	E92000001	England														Total	Total	308770	735500	146210	36870761	837	1995	397
202526	Academic year	National	E92000001	England														Total	Under 19	63530	116650	32140	2101120	3024	5552	1530
202526	Academic year	National	E92000001	England														Total	19-24	83570	246000	43310	4221504	1980	5827	1026
202526	Academic year	National	E92000001	England														Total	25+	161670	372850	70760	30548137	529	1221	232
202526	Academic year	National	E92000001	England														Intermediate	Total	53350	116550	28690	36870761	145	316	78

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 9 variables

Variable name	Variable description
achievements	Achievements
achievements_rate_per_100000_population	Indicative achievements rate per 100,000 population
age_summary	Age group
apps_level	Apprenticeship level
participation	Participation

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Footnotes

1. Age for achievements is based on age at the start of the programme, not the age at which they achieved.
2. Age for apprenticeship participation is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year.
3. Age for starts is based on age at the start of the programme.
4. 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.
5. Population data has been extracted from Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (opens in new tab). Population estimates for all years have been rebased to align with the Census 2024 results. Previously published rates per 100,000 have been updated in line with these new estimates. A few local authority districts have missing data, where this is the case the previous estimates have been used.
6. The York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority, East Midlands Combined County Authority and Cornwall received ASF as part of devolution plans from 01 August 2025.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. Where shown, figures for 2025/26 are provisional and cover the first three quarters (Aug to April). Figures for other years are final and cover the full year (Aug to July).

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