To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many, and what proportion of, (1) 16 year-olds, (2) 17 year-olds, (3) 18 year-olds, and (4) 19-24 year-olds, started on an apprenticeship in the areas of science, engineering, manufacturing and technology in (a) 2012–13, and (b) 2013–14.
Answered on
4 August 2015
Table 1 shows the number of young people starting apprenticeships in the ‘Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies’, ‘Information and Communication Technology’ and ‘Science and Mathematics’ Sector Subject Areas in 2012/13 and 2013/14.
This information is not available as proportions of the population of each age group.
Table 1: Number of Apprenticeship starts by 16,17, 18 and 19-24 year-olds in the Engineering and Manufacturing Techologies, Information and Communication Technology and Science and Mathematics Sector Subject Areas in 2012/13 and 2013/14 | |||
Sector Subject Area | Age | 2012/13 | 2013/14 |
Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies | 16 | 6,980 | 6,850 |
17 | 7,570 | 8,470 | |
18 | 10,220 | 10,800 | |
19-24 | 20,950 | 22,530 | |
Information and Communication Technology | 16 | 940 | 720 |
17 | 1,500 | 1,480 | |
18 | 2,490 | 2,830 | |
19-24 | 4,810 | 5,340 | |
Science and Mathematics | 16 | 10 | 30 |
17 | 30 | 50 | |
18 | 90 | 110 | |
19-24 | 120 | 130 | |
Total | 16 | 7,900 | 7,600 |
17 | 9,100 | 10,000 | |
18 | 12,800 | 13,700 | |
19-24 | 25,900 | 28,000 | |
Notes: | |||
1) The source is the Individualised Learner Record. | |||
2) Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10, with the exception of totals which are rounded to the nearest hundred. | |||
3) Age is based upon self-declaration by the learner and is defined as age at start of Apprenticeship. | |||