Data set from Apprenticeships

Historical series - Starts, Participation by Age, Level, SSA

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Historical data back to 2002/03 for apprenticeship starts by age, level and sector subject area.

Data set details

Theme
Further education
Publication
Apprenticeships
Release type
Geographic levels
National
Indicators
  • Participation
  • Starts
Filters
  • Age group
  • Apprenticeship level
  • Sector subject area (tier 1)
Time period
2002/03 to 2023/24

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameapps_levelage_summaryssa_tier_1startsparticipation
200203Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandAdvanced Apprenticeship19-24Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care280z
200203Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandAdvanced Apprenticeship19-24Arts, Media and Publishing40z
200203Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandAdvanced Apprenticeship19-24Business, Administration and Law7230z
200203Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandAdvanced Apprenticeship19-24Construction, Planning and the Built Environment880z
200203Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandAdvanced Apprenticeship19-24Digital Technology940z

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 5 variables
Variable nameVariable description
age_summaryAge group
apps_levelApprenticeship level
participationParticipation
ssa_tier_1Sector subject area (tier 1)
startsStarts

Footnotes

  1. Age for apprenticeship participation is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year.
  2. Age for starts is based on age at the start of the programme.
  3. 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.
  4. Data prior to 2014/15 adapted from previously published Level, SSA and data framework tool (opens in a new tab) for starts and apprenticeships-participation-by-level-age (opens in a new tab) for participation- click link for detailed footnotes. Data from 2014/15 onwards extracted from ILR database. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10 except for Grand Totals for starts and all data for participation prior to 2014/15, which are rounded to 100.

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