Apprenticeship starts (Scotland) Education and skills
This indicator shows modern apprenticeships started by adults aged 16+ based on home address, rate per 100,000 population, in Scotland, for financial years ending 2014 to 2026.
- Data source:
- Skills Development Scotland (opens in a new tab)
- Published on:
- 26 May 2026
Selected areas:
- Scotland
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Apprenticeship starts (Scotland)
Modern apprenticeship programme starts by people aged 16 or above, per 100,000 people, lower tier/unitary authorities, FY 2025-26
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Apprenticeship starts (Scotland)
Modern apprenticeship programme starts by people aged 16 or above, per 100,000 people, lower tier/unitary authorities, FY 2013-14 to FY 2025-26
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Apprenticeship starts (Scotland)
Modern apprenticeship programme starts by people aged 16 or above, per 100,000 people, lower tier/unitary authorities, FY 2025-26
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Apprenticeship starts (Scotland)
Modern apprenticeship programme starts by people aged 16 or above, per 100,000 people, lower tier/unitary authorities, FY 2013-14 to FY 2025-26
Interpretation
Geography is based upon the home postcode of the learner.
From 2013/14 to 2017/18, Modern Apprenticeship (MA) data was reported by Scottish Vocational Qualification (SVQ) level (2, 3, 4 and 5). From 2018/19, SDS began to phase out reporting by SVQ level to instead report by the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) levels. Therefore from 2018/19, any data relating to MA starts is reported by SCQF level only, with residual data including both SVQ and SCQF levels. Please refer back to the Modern Apprenticeship Statistics user guide for more information.
The Scotland population time series data is used to create a rate per 100,000 population and are currently available for the years up to mid-2024.
Figures produced by each UK nation may differ due to differing sources, time periods, age analysed or differences in methodologies so they are not directly comparable.
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