Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the age profile of the total number of apprentices in 2013–14 and 2014–15.

In the 2013/14 academic year there were 851,500 government funded apprentices. Of these, 185,800 were aged under 19, 308,900 were aged 19-24 and 356,900 were aged over 25.

Over the 2014/15 academic year there were 871,800 government funded apprentices. Of these, 194,100 were aged under 19, 315,000 were aged 19-24 and 362,600 were aged over 25.

Information on Apprenticeship participation by age in 2013/14 and 2014/15 is published as part of a Statistical First Release:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held