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Public Sector: Apprentices

Asked by Neil O'BrienConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 18 February 2025UIN 30240

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people started apprenticeships at level (a) 2, (b) 3, (c) 4, (d) 5, (e) 6 and (f) 7 in each public service in each year since 2015.

Answered by Janet Daby

Apprenticeship level was not collected by the previous government as part of the public sector data return.

The latest data on public sector apprenticeship new starts for the years it was collected can be found in the links below.

2023/24 financial year: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/680d7c76-ab1a-4fea-d82c-08dd4a33315d.

2022/23 financial year: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/ef860ba0-ea81-4edf-d82d-08dd4a33315d.

2017/18 to 2021/22 financial years: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/81667830-1958-49f0-d82e-08dd4a33315d.

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