To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) female, and (2) male, single parents have (a) started, and (b) completed, apprenticeships in each of the last five years.
Answered on
28 July 2016
Information on whether an apprenticeship is undertaken by a single parent is not centrally collected.
The table below shows apprenticeship starts by gender, 2010/11 to 2014/15:
2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | ||||||
Starts | % of total | Starts | % of total | Starts | % of total | Starts | % of total | Starts | % of total | |
Female | 245,990 | 53.8% | 276,220 | 53.1% | 279,000 | 54.7% | 232,940 | 52.9% | 264,750 | 53.0% |
Male | 211,220 | 46.2% | 244,360 | 46.9% | 231,210 | 45.3% | 207,480 | 47.1% | 235,140 | 47.0% |
Total | 457,200 | 100.0% | 520,600 | 100.0% | 510,200 | 100.0% | 440,400 | 100.0% | 499,900 | 100.0% |
Answered by
Department for Education