Question to the Department for Education:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many current apprentices are (1) female, and (2) male.

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.