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Academic year 2023/24

Apprenticeships in England by industry characteristics

Apprenticeship starts and achievements by employer sector and size. Official statistics including breakdowns by learner and apprenticeship characteristics.

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• Published: 28 May 2026

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• Apprenticeship starts by detailed industry sector (2 digit SIC)

  Apprenticeship starts by detailed industry sector (2 digit SIC), 2019/20 to 2023/24

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• Apprenticeship starts by industry and region

  Apprenticeship starts by industry sector and region of workplace, 2019/20 to 2023/24.

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• Apprenticeship starts by size

  Apprenticeship starts by enterprise size, 2019/20 to 2023/24

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• Apprenticeship starts by sector

  Apprenticeship starts by industry sector, 2019/20 to 2023/24.

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• Apprenticeship achievements by detailed industry sector (2 digit SIC) and enterprise size

  Apprenticeship achievements by detailed industry sector (2 digit SIC) and enterprise size, 2019/20 to 2023/24.

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• Apprenticeship achievements by industry sector and size

  Apprenticeship achievements by industry sector and size, 2019/20 to 2023/24.

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• Apprenticeship starts by enterprise size, industry sector and deprivation status

  Apprenticeship starts by enterprise size, industry sector and whether learner lives in most deprived areas of England, 2019/20 to 2023/24.

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• Apprenticeship starts by industry sector and ethnicity

  Apprenticeship starts by industry sector and ethnicity, 2019/20 to 2023/24.

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• Apprenticeship starts by industry sector and learning difficulty/disability status

  Apprenticeship starts by industry sector and learning difficulties and/or disability status declared by apprentice, 2019/20 to 2023/24.

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• Apprenticeship starts by enterprise size and industry sector

  Apprenticeship starts by enterprise size and industry sector, 2019/20 to 2023/24.

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• Apprenticeship starts by age, sex and industry sector

  Apprenticeship starts by age, sex and industry sector, 2023/24

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• Apprenticeship achievements by industry sector, size and apprenticeship type

  Apprenticeship achievements by industry sector, size and apprenticeship type, 2019/20 to 2023/24

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• Apprenticeship starts by levy status, enterprise size and sector, 2019/20 - 2023/24

  Apprenticeship starts by levy status, enterprise size and sector, 2019/20 - 2023/24

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• Apprenticeship starts by SSA tier 1, aim title and level, 2023/24

  Apprenticeship starts by SSA tier 1, aim title and level, 2023/24

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• Apprenticeship starts by type, enterprise size and sector, 2019/20 - 2023/24

  Apprenticeship starts by type, enterprise size and sector, 2019/20 - 2023/24

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• Apprenticeship starts by industry sector and Sector Subject Area, 2023/24

  Apprenticeship starts by industry sector and Sector Subject Area, 2023/24

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• Enterprises with apprenticeship starts by size and industry sector, 2022/23 to 2023/24

  Enterprises with apprenticeship starts by size and industry sector, 2022/23 to 2023/24

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• Enterprises with apprenticeship starts by size, 2019/20 - 2023/24

  Enterprises with at least one apprenticeship start by size, 2019/20 - 2023/24

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• Enterprise characteristics of apprenticeship starts and achievements

  National, Regional

  Number of apprenticeship starts and achievements broken down by enterprise characteristics including enterprise size and sector.

  • Number of rows: 2,197,961
  • Indicators:
    • Achievements
    • Starts
  • Filters:
    • Index of multiple deprivation
    • ASA levy supported
    • Size of enterprise
  • Time period: 2019/20 to 2023/24

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• Learner characteristics, apprenticeship level and enterprise characteristics of apprenticeship starts and achievements

  National

  Number of apprenticeship starts and achievements broken down by learner characteristics including learner age, sex, ethnicity and disability status, as well as sector and level.

  • Number of rows: 3,446,008
  • Indicators:
    • Achievements
    • Starts
  • Filters:
    • Level
    • Age
    • Sex
  • Time period: 2019/20 to 2023/24

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• Standard title and enterprise characteristics of apprenticeship starts and achievements

  National

  Number of apprenticeship starts and achievements broken down by sector subject area, level, employer size, sector and standard title.

  • Number of rows: 85,728
  • Indicators:
    • Achievements
    • Starts
  • Filters:
    • Level
    • Size of enterprise
    • Apprenticeship standard
  • Time period: 2023/24

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• Apprenticeship level, sector subject area and enterprise characteristics of apprenticeship starts and achievements

  National

  Number of apprenticeship starts and achievements broken down by sector subject area, level and enterprise characteristics including enterprise size and sector.

  • Number of rows: 142,222
  • Indicators:
    • Achievements
    • Starts
  • Filters:
    • Apprenticeship standard
    • Level
    • ASA levy supported
  • Time period: 2019/20 to 2023/24

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• Parliamentary constituency and enterprise characteristics of apprenticeship starts and achievements

  National, Parliamentary constituency, Regional

  Number of apprenticeship starts and achievements broken down by parliamentary constituency and enterprise characteristics including enterprise size and sector.

  • Number of rows: 1,371,719
  • Indicators:
    • Achievements
    • Starts
  • Filters:
    • ASA levy supported
    • Size of enterprise
    • Sector
  • Time period: 2019/20 to 2023/24

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• Apprenticeships by learner and industry characteristics

  National

  Number of apprenticeship starts and achievements by learner characteristics (including ethnicity, deprivation status, disability status, age, sex), enterprise characteristics (size, sector) and aim characteristics (sector subject area, aim title).

  • Number of rows: 28,679,407
  • Indicators:
    • Achievements
    • Starts
  • Filters:
    • Sex
    • Age
    • Ethnicity
  • Time period: 2023/24

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• Apprenticeship and industry characteristics by region

  National, Regional

  Number of apprenticeship starts and achievements broken down by region and enterprise characteristics including enterprise size and sector.

  • Number of rows: 7,362,255
  • Indicators:
    • Achievements
    • Starts
  • Filters:
    • Level
    • Sector subject area tier one
    • Size of enterprise
  • Time period: 2019/20 to 2023/24

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• Enterprises with apprenticeship starts by enterprise characteristics

  National

  The number of enterprises with at least one apprenticeship start broken down by enterprise characteristics including enterprise size, legal status and sector.

  • Number of rows: 22,797
  • Indicators:
    • Enterprises
  • Filters:
    • At least one start ASA levy supported
    • Legal status of enterprise
    • Size of enterprise
  • Time period: 2019/20 to 2023/24

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• Rate of apprenticeship starts in employee and business populations

  National

  Number of apprentices per 1,000 employees and enterprises with apprenticeship starts per 1,000 enterprises, by sector.

  • Number of rows: 34
  • Indicators:
    • Number of apprentices per 1,000 employees within sector
    • Number of enterprises with apprenticeship starts, per 1,000 enterprises within sector
    • Starts
  • Filters:
    • Sector
  • Time period: 2022/23 to 2023/24

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• Local authority district and enterprise characteristics of apprenticeship starts and achievements

  Local authority district, National, Regional

  Number of apprenticeship starts and achievements broken down by local authority district and enterprise characteristics including enterprise size and sector.

  • Number of rows: 927,259
  • Indicators:
    • Achievements
    • Starts
  • Filters:
    • ASA levy supported
    • Size of enterprise
    • Sector
  • Time period: 2019/20 to 2023/24

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Data guidance

Description of the data sets included in this release, including information on data sources, coverage, quality and any data conventions used.

Description

This publication presents statistics on apprenticeship starts and achievements by the industry characteristics of their employer within the 2023/24 academic year, providing further breakdowns of existing data.

Coverage

It complements the headline Apprenticeships 2023/24 official statistics (published in November 2024), providing detailed information on the size and industry sector of the apprenticeship employers for that year.

Data from the Individualised Learner Record (ILR) and Office for National Statistics Inter-departmental Business Register (IDBR) have been matched for the 2019/20 to 2023/24 academic years.

File formats and conventions

The underlying data files are provided in comma separated value (csv) format.

Whole numbers are rounded to the nearest 10, percentages are provided to the nearest whole number. Figures have been suppressed with the value ‘c’ for small values and ‘z’ for values that are not available.

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