Apprenticeship starts (Northern Ireland) Education and skills

This indicator shows apprenticeships started by adults aged 16+ based on home address, rate per 100,000 population, in Northern Ireland, for full academic years 2019/20 to 2022/23

Data sources:
Department for the Economy (Northern Ireland) ApprenticeshipsNI, Further Education colleges and CAFRE and Higher Education Institutions
Published on:
12 June 2025, 31 January 2025 and 28 May 2025

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Apprenticeship starts (Northern Ireland)

Apprenticeship programme starts by people aged 16 or above, per 100,000 people, 2022-23

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Source: Department for the Economy (Northern Ireland) ApprenticeshipsNI ,Further Education colleges and CAFRE and Higher Education Institutions

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Apprenticeship programme starts by people aged 16 or above, per 100,000 people, 2019-20 to 2022-23

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Apprenticeship programme starts by people aged 16 or above, per 100,000 people, 2022-23

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Apprenticeship starts (Northern Ireland)

Apprenticeship programme starts by people aged 16 or above, per 100,000 people, 2019-20 to 2022-23
N09000001Antrim and Newtownabbey386455320330
N09000011Ards and North Down305385296256
N09000002Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon516537368342
N09000003Belfast260342306276
N09000004Causeway Coast and Glens356524350322
N09000005Derry City and Strabane466750835534
N09000006Fermanagh and Omagh517636722360
N09000007Lisburn and Castlereagh291332286278
N09000008Mid and East Antrim388455268335
N09000009Mid Ulster637686649457
N09000010Newry, Mourne and Down477582389367

Source: Department for the Economy (Northern Ireland) ApprenticeshipsNI ,Further Education colleges and CAFRE and Higher Education Institutions

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Interpretation

Starts refer to the number of participants who are in the first year of an apprenticeship programme.

Data relate to participants who have been on their course 28 days or more.

Geography is based upon the home postcode of the learner.

ApprenticeshipsNI includes levels 2 and 3.

Higher Level Apprenticeships (HLA) at further education (FE) colleges in Northern Ireland and the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) includes levels 4, 5 and 6.

HLA at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Northern Ireland includes levels 6 and 7.

2023 mid-year population estimates for Northern Ireland have been used to create a rate per 100,000 population.

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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