Apprentices: Gender
(asked on 13th December 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of 16-19 year-olds (a) starting and (b) achieving apprenticeships in the last academic year were (i) male and (ii) female.
The number of apprenticeship starts and achievements by age group and sex in the 2022/23 academic year are available at:
The proportion of apprenticeship starts in the 2022/23 academic year by male and females in the under 19 and 19+ age groups are shown in the table below:
Age Group | Sex | Starts | Achievements |
Under 19 | Female | 40.9% | 44.4% |
Male | 59.1% | 55.6% | |
19+ | Female | 54.3% | 53.6% |
Male | 45.7% | 46.4% |
Further information on apprenticeship starts can be found in the apprenticeships and traineeships statistics publication, which can be accessed at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships-and-traineeships.