Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many 16 to 18 year olds have undertaken an apprenticeship in each of the last five years; and how many of those apprentices were (a) male, (b) female and (c) from an ethnic minority.
The tables below show apprenticeship participation by learners aged 16 to 18 year olds by ethnicity and gender in latest 5 academic years for which data is available.
Apprenticeship Participation by Age and Ethnicity (2010/11 to 2014/15) | |||||||||||||||
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| 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 |
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Age | Ethnicity | Number | Number | Number | Number | Number |
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16-18 | Asian/ Asian British | 6,240 | 6,300 | 5,200 | 5,750 | 6,280 |
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| Black/ African/ Caribbean/ Black British | 3,830 | 3,850 | 3,310 | 3,090 | 3,170 |
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| Mixed/ Multiple Ethnic Group | 4,270 | 4,240 | 4,000 | 4,220 | 4,560 |
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| Other Ethnic Group | 730 | 770 | 830 | 800 | 880 |
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| Total BAME | 15,070 | 15,160 | 13,330 | 13,860 | 14,890 |
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| White | 186,730 | 173,240 | 166,580 | 170,410 | 177,770 |
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| Not Known/Not Provided | 1,320 | 1,180 | 1,400 | 1,540 | 1,460 |
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16-18 Total |
| 203,120 | 189,580 | 181,310 | 185,820 | 194,110 |
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Grand Total |
| 665,900 | 806,500 | 868,700 | 851,500 | 871,770 |
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Apprenticeship Participation by Age and Gender (2010/11 to 2014/15) | |||||||||||||||
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| 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 |
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Age | Gender | Number | Number | Number | Number | Number |
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16-18 | Female | 89,090 | 81,640 | 78,900 | 80,760 | 82,710 |
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| Male | 114,040 | 107,940 | 102,410 | 105,050 | 111,400 |
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16-18 Total |
| 203,120 | 189,580 | 181,310 | 185,820 | 194,110 |
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Grand Total |
| 665,900 | 806,500 | 868,700 | 851,500 | 871,770 |
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