Skills Development Scotland (SDS) has published Modern Apprenticeship statistics for Quarter 3, covering the period 1 April to 29 December 2023.
Key highlights from the statistics include:
Starts
- Total starts are down 6% on last year due to delays in issue of contracts and in-year re-allocations. (19,957 to 18,758)
- Female starts down 12.2%
- Male starts down 2.3%
- Starts 23/24: Female 34.4%; Male 65.6%
- Starts 19/20: Female 38.7%; Male 61.3%
In training
- 37,687 (down 5.3%)
- 70.8% of those in training are aged 16-24
- 88.0% of those in training at are undertaking frameworks at SCQF 6 and above
Achievement
- Achievement rate: 77.5% (up 4.8%)
- Last 5 years: 76%, 76%, 71%, 72%, 77%
Modern Apprenticeship Statistics Q3 2023-24 (PDF)
Modern Apprenticeship Supplementary tables Q3 2023-24 (XLS)