Fewer starters
Apprentice starts among those under 19 nearly halved from around 120,000 in 2014/15 to just 65,000 in 2020/21, when the number of enrolments was hit by the Covid pandemic. In 2022/23, the number of under-19s enrolled rose to 77,720, accounting for 23% of the 337,000 apprenticeships that year – down 3.5% on the total in 2021/22.
Higher level starters
Advanced apprenticeships accounted for 43.9% of starts (147,930) while higher apprenticeships accounted for3.5% of starts (112,930), a rise of 6.2% compared with the year before. By comparison, the proportion of intermediate-level starters fell from 28% in 2021/22 to 23% over the year.
Duration
The average duration of an apprenticeship has risen over the past decade from 406 days in 2011/12 to628 days in 2022/23. In the last year, the average duration rose by five days, or 0.8%. The duration of level 6 and 7 apprenticeships is longer, so the increased uptake of these courses is a key factor in the rise.
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