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- Publication
- Apprenticeships and traineeships
WarningThis publication has been superseded by ApprenticeshipsStep 2 Select a data set or featured table
- Data set
- Learner characteristics - learning difficulties and - or disability
Step 3 Choose Countries
- National
- England
Step 4 Choose time period
- Time period
- 2016/17 to 2021/22
Step 5 Choose your filters
- Indicators
- Starts
- Age (under 19/19+)
- Total
- Age group
- Total
- Apprenticeship level
- Total
- Advanced Apprenticeship
- Higher Apprenticeship
- Intermediate Apprenticeship
- Ethnicity
- Total
- LLDD
- Total
- LLDD - no
- LLDD - unknown
- LLDD - yes
- Primary LLDD
- Total
- Asperger's syndrome
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Disability affecting mobility
- Dyscalculia
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This data is not from the latest releaseView latest data: Academic year 2022/23Starts for 'Learner characteristics - learning difficulties and - or disability' for Advanced Apprenticeship, Asperger's syndrome, Autism spectrum disorder, Disability affecting mobility, Dyscalculia and 27 other filters in England between 2016/17 and 2021/22 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 Total Total 494,880 375,760 393,380 322,530 321,440 349,190 LLDD - yes Total 50,930 42,230 46,260 39,250 38,620 47,510 Asperger's syndrome 660 680 760 630 590 790 Autism spectrum disorder 670 730 930 920 1,010 1,830 Disability affecting mobility 800 660 790 620 610 690 Dyscalculia 710 550 620 550 480 580 Dyslexia 18,670 15,600 17,420 14,920 14,630 17,890 Emotional/behavioural difficulties 10 low 0 no data no data no data Hearing impairment 1,900 1,410 1,560 1,240 1,130 1,390 Mental health difficulty 3,200 3,390 4,800 4,330 4,830 5,840 Missing/Not Applicable 1,640 2,100 950 810 730 700 Moderate learning difficulty 3,000 1,780 1,570 1,000 1,010 1,340 More than one learning difficult or disability and no primary one specified 30 low low 0 no data low Multiple disabilities 10 10 low no data 0 no data Multiple learning difficulties 10 0 0 no data no data no data Not Provided 840 570 600 560 460 630 Other disability 1,600 1,190 1,470 1,090 1,190 1,470 Other learning difficulty 1,180 960 1,210 1,300 1,310 1,950 Other medical condition (for example epilepsy, asthma, diabetes) 9,630 7,860 8,320 6,780 6,600 7,280 Other physical disability 800 610 760 680 610 800 Other specific learning difficulty (e.g. Dyspraxia) 640 640 860 850 910 1,280 Prefer not to say 1,210 430 420 360 360 500 Profound complex disabilities 50 40 50 40 30 20 Severe learning difficulty 120 100 90 100 60 80 Social and emotional difficulties 1,040 930 1,000 870 670 830 Speech, Language and Communication Needs 190 170 230 200 240 280 Temporary disability after illness (for example post-viral) or accident 110 70 100 90 80 110 Visual impairment 2,210 1,750 1,760 1,330 1,100 1,230 LLDD - no Total 437,130 322,440 338,250 275,450 273,160 290,760 Not Provided 437,130 322,440 338,250 275,450 273,160 290,760 LLDD - unknown Total 6,820 11,090 8,870 7,820 9,670 10,930 Not Provided 6,820 11,090 8,870 7,820 9,670 10,930 Intermediate Apprenticeship Total 260,650 161,390 143,590 99,220 84,150 91,520 LLDD - yes Total 29,360 21,390 20,950 15,200 12,760 15,790 Asperger's syndrome 430 370 370 260 190 270 Autism spectrum disorder 470 480 570 470 440 780 Disability affecting mobility 420 260 280 160 110 130 Dyscalculia 410 310 290 250 180 220 Dyslexia 11,090 8,190 8,100 6,180 5,190 6,340 Emotional/behavioural difficulties 10 low 0 no data no data no data Hearing impairment 1,040 630 570 380 300 380 Mental health difficulty 1,910 1,800 2,300 1,680 1,520 1,820 Missing/Not Applicable 850 930 280 130 110 120 Moderate learning difficulty 2,030 1,110 970 540 510 690 More than one learning difficult or disability and no primary one specified 20 0 low 0 no data low Multiple disabilities 10 0 0 no data no data no data Multiple learning difficulties low 0 no data no data no data no data Not Provided 500 240 260 210 150 280 Other disability 920 610 670 420 380 420 Other learning difficulty 770 550 640 580 520 810 Other medical condition (for example epilepsy, asthma, diabetes) 5,100 3,510 3,260 2,290 1,840 1,880 Other physical disability 430 260 290 210 170 190 Other specific learning difficulty (e.g. Dyspraxia) 380 310 350 290 220 360 Prefer not to say 350 160 180 100 90 110 Profound complex disabilities 30 20 20 10 10 10 Severe learning difficulty 90 70 60 50 40 50 Social and emotional difficulties 720 610 600 460 330 370 Speech, Language and Communication Needs 140 100 130 90 90 130 Temporary disability after illness (for example post-viral) or accident 70 30 40 30 20 30 Visual impairment 1,200 850 750 420 350 400 LLDD - no Total 228,370 136,790 120,460 82,340 69,190 72,960 Not Provided 228,370 136,790 120,460 82,340 69,190 72,960 LLDD - unknown Total 2,920 3,210 2,180 1,680 2,200 2,770 Not Provided 2,920 3,210 2,180 1,680 2,200 2,770 Advanced Apprenticeship Total 197,660 166,220 174,730 140,840 138,490 151,310 LLDD - yes Total 18,530 16,940 19,310 16,890 16,950 20,780 Asperger's syndrome 220 260 320 290 300 360 Autism spectrum disorder 190 230 310 360 440 800 Disability affecting mobility 300 290 340 270 280 340 Dyscalculia 260 220 270 230 220 280 Dyslexia 6,750 6,250 7,250 6,290 6,230 7,640 Emotional/behavioural difficulties 10 low 0 no data no data no data Hearing impairment 710 610 670 540 460 580 Mental health difficulty 1,140 1,340 1,970 1,890 2,380 2,820 Missing/Not Applicable 620 730 380 260 270 260 Moderate learning difficulty 910 580 520 360 330 410 More than one learning difficult or disability and no primary one specified 20 low 0 0 no data 0 Multiple disabilities 10 low low no data 0 no data Multiple learning difficulties low 0 0 no data no data no data Not Provided 310 280 270 240 200 250 Other disability 600 460 580 450 490 600 Other learning difficulty 390 350 470 560 570 840 Other medical condition (for example epilepsy, asthma, diabetes) 3,870 3,490 3,850 3,170 3,060 3,400 Other physical disability 310 270 330 300 280 370 Other specific learning difficulty (e.g. Dyspraxia) 240 240 330 300 320 440 Prefer not to say 410 160 170 160 150 200 Profound complex disabilities 20 10 10 20 10 10 Severe learning difficulty 30 30 30 40 20 20 Social and emotional difficulties 290 290 360 340 280 390 Speech, Language and Communication Needs 50 60 90 90 120 110 Temporary disability after illness (for example post-viral) or accident 30 30 50 50 30 40 Visual impairment 860 760 780 690 540 620 LLDD - no Total 175,860 144,870 151,910 120,660 117,830 126,000 Not Provided 175,860 144,870 151,910 120,660 117,830 126,000 LLDD - unknown Total 3,270 4,400 3,510 3,290 3,700 4,530 Not Provided 3,270 4,400 3,510 3,290 3,700 4,530 Higher Apprenticeship Total 36,570 48,150 75,060 82,460 98,810 106,360 LLDD - yes Total 3,040 3,900 5,990 7,160 8,910 10,940 Asperger's syndrome 20 50 70 90 100 150 Autism spectrum disorder 20 20 50 80 130 240 Disability affecting mobility 90 110 180 190 220 220 Dyscalculia 30 30 60 70 80 90 Dyslexia 820 1,150 2,070 2,450 3,220 3,910 Emotional/behavioural difficulties 0 0 0 no data no data no data Hearing impairment 160 170 310 320 370 430 Mental health difficulty 160 250 530 760 920 1,200 Missing/Not Applicable 180 440 290 420 350 310 Moderate learning difficulty 50 90 80 100 170 240 More than one learning difficult or disability and no primary one specified low 0 0 0 no data 0 Multiple disabilities 0 low 0 no data no data no data Multiple learning difficulties 0 0 no data no data no data no data Not Provided 30 60 80 110 110 110 Other disability 80 120 230 220 320 450 Other learning difficulty 30 60 110 160 220 300 Other medical condition (for example epilepsy, asthma, diabetes) 660 870 1,210 1,320 1,700 2,000 Other physical disability 60 80 130 160 170 250 Other specific learning difficulty (e.g. Dyspraxia) 30 90 190 260 370 480 Prefer not to say 450 120 70 110 120 190 Profound complex disabilities low 10 10 10 10 10 Severe learning difficulty low low low 10 10 10 Social and emotional difficulties 20 30 50 70 60 70 Speech, Language and Communication Needs low 10 10 20 40 30 Temporary disability after illness (for example post-viral) or accident 10 10 20 20 20 40 Visual impairment 150 150 230 220 210 220 LLDD - no Total 32,900 40,780 65,880 72,450 86,140 91,800 Not Provided 32,900 40,780 65,880 72,450 86,140 91,800 LLDD - unknown Total 630 3,480 3,190 2,850 3,770 3,630 Not Provided 630 3,480 3,190 2,850 3,770 3,630 Footnotes
- Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 5. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
- Age, sex, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity are based upon self-declaration by the learner.
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