Apprenticeships
Academic year 2025/26

Description

This document describes the contents of the underlying data files accompanying the ‘Apprenticeships’ statistics publication. There is a Methodology document (https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/methodology/further-education-and-skills-statistics-methodology) that is linked under ‘Quick links’ at the top of the release that contains further information on the statistics published here.

Coverage

England

Data files

Geography LAD and PCON - Starts, Participation, Achievements by Age, Sex, Level

Filename: apps_21_geography_pcon_lad_202526_10.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority district; National; Parliamentary constituency; Regional
Time period: 2020/21 to 2025/26
Content summary: Geographical breakdowns (Region; Local Authority District; National; Parliamentary Constituency) of apprenticeship starts, participation, and achievements.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name  |  Variable description
-------------  |  --------------------
achievements   |  Achievements
age_summary    |  Age group
apps_level     |  Apprenticeship level
participation  |  Participation
sex            |  Sex
starts         |  Starts

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. Learner characteristics (such as sex, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner.
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. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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).
