London Apprenticeships Mid-Year Update 2023/24

Ruth Moxon March 2024

This update shows provisional data on apprenticeships in London for the first two quarters of 2023/24 (August 2023 to January 2024). The information is based on data returned by providers in February 2024, offering an early insight into trends for the current academic year.

For a more comprehensive analysis and full-year data on apprenticeships, please see the Apprenticeship Update 2022/23.

To provide context, this update includes data from the same period (August to January) in previous academic years. As a result, the figures presented here differ from those found in full-year updates from GLA Economics.

Summary of key points

In year provisional data shows that there were 21,600 apprenticeships starts for the first two quarters of 2023/24, this represents a 5.9% increase compared to the last period:

There was an increase in apprenticeship starts in both London (5.9%) and across England (2.5%) compared to the same period in 2022/23, with the number in London rising from 20,400 to 21,600. London had 200 fewer starts per 100,000 compared to the national average.
London continues to have the lowest rate of apprenticeship starts and achievement amongst all English regions.
The number of higher-level apprenticeships continues to rise, with 48% of the starts being higher-level apprenticeships in 2022/23, compared to 46% in 2021/22.
The age profile of apprentices remains similar to the same period in 2022/23, with small increases in the number of apprenticeships aged 25 or over and under 19.
The subject distribution of apprenticeships has also remained stable, with Business, Administration and Law and Health, Public Services, and Care-related subjects accounting for 57% of starts (56% in 2022/23).