Question to the Department for Education:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many apprentices were in training in (1) 2015–16, and (2) 2020–21.
In the first two quarters of the 2020/21 academic year, reported to date, there were a total of 575,900 apprentices participating.
In the first two quarters of the 2015/16 academic year, there were 708,900 participating apprentices reported at the equivalent point that year. Finalised full year figures show there were 899,400 participating on an apprenticeship in the 2015/16 academic year.
In the first two quarters of the 2020/21 academic year, reported to date, there has been 269,200 female and 306,700 male apprentices participating.