Academic year 2021/22

Apprenticeships in England by industry characteristics

Data guidance

Published 25 July 2024

Description

This publication presents statistics on apprenticeship starts and achievements by the industry characteristics of their employer within the 2021/22 academic year, providing further breakdowns of existing data.

Coverage

It complements the headline Apprenticeship & Traineeship 2021/22 official statistics (published in November 2022), 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 2017/18 to 2021/22 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.

Data files

All data files associated with this releases are listed below with guidance on their content. To download any of these files, please visit our data catalogue.

Apprenticeship starts and achievements by enterprise characteristics

Filename: ees_ent_char_.csv
Geographic levels: National; Regional
Time period: 2017/18 to 2021/22
Content: Description This publication presents statistics on apprenticeship starts and achievements by the industry characteristics of their employer within the 2021/22 academic year, providing further breakdowns of existing data. Coverage It complements the headline Apprenticeship & Traineeship 2021/22 official statistics (published in November 2022), 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 2017/18 to 2021/22 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.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
asa_levy_supported	ASA levy supported
employer_size	Size of enterprise
five_digit_sector	Five digit sector name of enterprise
imd	Index of multiple deprivation
number_of_achievements	Achievements
number_of_starts	Starts
sector	Sector
standard	Apprenticeship standard
two_digit_sector	Two digit sector name of enterprise

Apprenticeship starts and achievements by enterprise characteristics and standard title

Filename: ees_ent_char_std_title_.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2021/22
Content: Description This publication presents statistics on apprenticeship starts and achievements by the industry characteristics of their employer within the 2021/22 academic year, providing further breakdowns of existing data. Coverage It complements the headline Apprenticeship & Traineeship 2021/22 official statistics (published in November 2022), 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 2017/18 to 2021/22 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.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
aim_title	Aim Title
employer_size	Size of enterprise
level	Level
number_of_achievements	Achievements
number_of_starts	Starts
sector	Sector
standard	Apprenticeship standard

Apprenticeship starts by enterprise characteristics, SSA and apprenticeship level

Filename: ees_ent_char_ssa_lev_.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2017/18 to 2021/22
Content: Description This publication presents statistics on apprenticeship starts and achievements by the industry characteristics of their employer within the 2021/22 academic year, providing further breakdowns of existing data. Coverage It complements the headline Apprenticeship & Traineeship 2021/22 official statistics (published in November 2022), 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 2017/18 to 2021/22 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.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
asa_levy_supported	ASA levy supported
employer_size	Size of enterprise
level	Level
number_of_achievements	Achievements
number_of_starts	Starts
sector	Sector
ssa_tier_1	Sector subject area tier one
standard	Apprenticeship standard

Apprenticeship starts and achievements by enterprise characteristics, apprenticeship level, sex and age

Filename: ees_ent_char_lev_sex_age_.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2017/18 to 2021/22
Content: Description This publication presents statistics on apprenticeship starts and achievements by the industry characteristics of their employer within the 2021/22 academic year, providing further breakdowns of existing data. Coverage It complements the headline Apprenticeship & Traineeship 2021/22 official statistics (published in November 2022), 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 2017/18 to 2021/22 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.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age	Age
asa_levy_supported	ASA levy supported
ethnicity_major	Ethnicity
imd	Index of multiple deprivation
level	Level
lldd	LLDD
number_of_achievements	Achievements
number_of_starts	Starts
sector	Sector
sex	Gender
standard	Apprenticeship standard

Apprenticeship starts and achievements by enterprise characteristics and geography - LAD

Filename: ees_ent_geo_lad_.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority district; National; Regional
Time period: 2017/18 to 2021/22
Content: Description This publication presents statistics on apprenticeship starts and achievements by the industry characteristics of their employer within the 2021/22 academic year, providing further breakdowns of existing data. Coverage It complements the headline Apprenticeship & Traineeship 2021/22 official statistics (published in November 2022), 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 2017/18 to 2021/22 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.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
asa_levy_supported	ASA levy supported
employer_size	Size of enterprise
number_of_achievements	Achievements
number_of_starts	Starts
sector	Sector
two_digit_sector	Two digit sector name of enterprise

Apprenticeship starts and achievements by enterprise characteristics and geography - ParlCon

Filename: ees_ent_geo_parl_.csv
Geographic levels: National; Parliamentary constituency; Regional
Time period: 2017/18 to 2021/22
Content: Description This publication presents statistics on apprenticeship starts and achievements by the industry characteristics of their employer within the 2021/22 academic year, providing further breakdowns of existing data. Coverage It complements the headline Apprenticeship & Traineeship 2021/22 official statistics (published in November 2022), 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 2017/18 to 2021/22 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.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
asa_levy_supported	ASA levy supported
employer_size	Size of enterprise
number_of_achievements	Achievements
number_of_starts	Starts
sector	Sector
two_digit_sector	Two digit sector name of enterprise

Apprenticeships by learner and industry characteristics

Filename: ees_lnr_ind_char_.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2021/22
Content: Description This publication presents statistics on apprenticeship starts and achievements by the industry characteristics of their employer within the 2021/22 academic year, providing further breakdowns of existing data. Coverage It complements the headline Apprenticeship & Traineeship 2021/22 official statistics (published in November 2022), 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 2017/18 to 2021/22 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.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age	Age
aim_title	Aim Title
employer_size	Size of enterprise
ethnicity_major	Ethnicity
imd	Index of multiple deprivation
level	Level
lldd	LLDD
number_of_achievements	Achievements
number_of_starts	Starts
sex	Gender
two_digit_sector	Two digit sector name of enterprise

Apprenticeship and industry characteristics by region

Filename: ees_lnr_ind_char_reg_.csv
Geographic levels: National; Regional
Time period: 2017/18 to 2021/22
Content: Description This publication presents statistics on apprenticeship starts and achievements by the industry characteristics of their employer within the 2021/22 academic year, providing further breakdowns of existing data. Coverage It complements the headline Apprenticeship & Traineeship 2021/22 official statistics (published in November 2022), 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 2017/18 to 2021/22 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.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
aim_title	Aim Title
employer_size	Size of enterprise
five_digit_sector	Five digit sector name of enterprise
level	Level
number_of_achievements	Achievements
number_of_starts	Starts
two_digit_sector	Two digit sector name of enterprise

Enterprises with apprenticeship starts by enterprise characteristics

Filename: ees_ent_enterprise_.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2017/18 to 2021/22
Content: Description This publication presents statistics on apprenticeship starts and achievements by the industry characteristics of their employer within the 2021/22 academic year, providing further breakdowns of existing data. Coverage It complements the headline Apprenticeship & Traineeship 2021/22 official statistics (published in November 2022), 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 2017/18 to 2021/22 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.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
asa_levy_supported_starts	At least one start ASA levy supported
enterprise_size	Size of enterprise
legal_status	Legal status of enterprise
number_of_enterprises	Enterprises
sector	Sector
two_digit_sector	Two digit sector name of enterprise
two_digit_sector_code	Two digit sector code of enterprise

Rate of apprenticeship starts in employee and business populations

Filename: ees_ent_enterprise_rates_.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2020/21 to 2021/22
Content: Description This publication presents statistics on apprenticeship starts and achievements by the industry characteristics of their employer within the 2021/22 academic year, providing further breakdowns of existing data. Coverage It complements the headline Apprenticeship & Traineeship 2021/22 official statistics (published in November 2022), 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 2017/18 to 2021/22 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.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
apprentices_per_1k_employees	Number of apprentices per 1,000 employees within sector
enterprises_with_apps_per_1k_ents	Number of enterprises with apprenticeship starts, per 1,000 enterprises within sector
number_of_starts	Starts
sector	Sector

Summary data for headline figures

Filename: sme_headline.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2021/22
Content: Description This publication presents statistics on apprenticeship starts and achievements by the industry characteristics of their employer within the 2021/22 academic year, providing further breakdowns of existing data. Coverage It complements the headline Apprenticeship & Traineeship 2021/22 official statistics (published in November 2022), 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 2017/18 to 2021/22 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.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
pct_starts_sme	Percentage of apprenticeship starts in SMEs in 2021/22