Apprenticeship learning programmes started by quarter and year

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [c] = confidential information, [t] = total.

Data values	Data description	Academic Year	Programme Type	Sector	Gender	Age Group	Region of Domicile	Quarter
15 [t]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Wales	Q1
15 [t]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Wales	Q2
10 [t]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Wales	Q3
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Wales	Q4
40 [t]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Wales	Total
10 [t]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	North Wales region	Q2
5 [t]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	North Wales region	Q3
15 [t]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	North Wales region	Total
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Isle of Anglesey	Q2
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Isle of Anglesey	Total
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Conwy	Q2
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Conwy	Total
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Denbighshire	Q2
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Denbighshire	Q3
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Denbighshire	Total
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Flintshire	Q2
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Flintshire	Q3
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Flintshire	Total
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Wrexham	Q2
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Wrexham	Q3
5 [t]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Wrexham	Total
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Mid Wales region	Q1
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Mid Wales region	Q2
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Mid Wales region	Total
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Powys	Q2
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Powys	Total
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Ceredigion	Q1
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Ceredigion	Total
10 [t]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	South West Wales region	Q1
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	South West Wales region	Q2
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	South West Wales region	Q3
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	South West Wales region	Q4
15 [t]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	South West Wales region	Total
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Pembrokeshire	Q1
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Pembrokeshire	Total
5 [t]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Carmarthenshire	Q1
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Carmarthenshire	Q2
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Carmarthenshire	Q4
10 [t]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Carmarthenshire	Total
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Swansea	Q2
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Swansea	Total
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Neath Port Talbot	Q1
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Neath Port Talbot	Q3
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Neath Port Talbot	Total
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	South East Wales region	Q1
5 [t]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	South East Wales region	Q2
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	South East Wales region	Q3
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	South East Wales region	Q4
10 [t]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	South East Wales region	Total
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Bridgend	Q2
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Bridgend	Total
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	The Vale of Glamorgan	Q4
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	The Vale of Glamorgan	Total
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Q1
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Q2
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Total
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Caerphilly	Q2
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Caerphilly	Total
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Blaenau Gwent	Q1
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Blaenau Gwent	Total
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Newport	Q4
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Newport	Total
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Cardiff	Q1
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Cardiff	Q2
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Cardiff	Q3
5 [t]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Cardiff	Total
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Outside Wales or not known	Q2
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Outside Wales or not known	Q3
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	25 - 39	Outside Wales or not known	Total
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	40 - 49	All areas	Q1
5 [t]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	40 - 49	All areas	Q2
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	40 - 49	All areas	Q3
15 [t]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	40 - 49	All areas	Total
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	40 - 49	Wales	Q1
5 [t]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	40 - 49	Wales	Q2
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	40 - 49	Wales	Q3
10 [t]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	40 - 49	Wales	Total
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	40 - 49	North Wales region	Q2
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	40 - 49	North Wales region	Q3
5 [t]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	40 - 49	North Wales region	Total
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	40 - 49	Conwy	Q2
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	40 - 49	Conwy	Total
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	40 - 49	Denbighshire	Q2
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	40 - 49	Denbighshire	Total
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	40 - 49	Flintshire	Q2
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	40 - 49	Flintshire	Q3
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	40 - 49	Flintshire	Total
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	40 - 49	South West Wales region	Q2
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	40 - 49	South West Wales region	Total
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	40 - 49	Swansea	Q2
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	40 - 49	Swansea	Total
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	40 - 49	South East Wales region	Q1
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	40 - 49	South East Wales region	Q2
5 [t]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	40 - 49	South East Wales region	Total
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	40 - 49	Bridgend	Q1
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	40 - 49	Bridgend	Total
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	40 - 49	The Vale of Glamorgan	Q2
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	40 - 49	The Vale of Glamorgan	Total
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	40 - 49	Caerphilly	Q1
[c] [t] [c]	Starts	2020-21	Higher Apprenticeship / MSD (Level 4+)	Accounting	All learners	40 - 49	Caerphilly	Total

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Next update expected:1 February 2026

Updates

• 9th October 2025: Dataset first published.

Main information

• Designation: Official statistics
• Data provider: Welsh Government
• Data source: Lifelong Learning Wales Record (LLWR)
• Time period covered: August 2012 to July 2025

Overview

• Summary of dataset and variables:

  This table provides quarterly data on the number of apprenticeship learning programmes started in work-based learning (WBL) in Wales. The data includes WBL that is delivered by further education institutions and also WBL delivered by other training providers.

• Data collection or calculation:

  2024/25 data is calculated using the month 12 freeze of the Lifelong Learning Wales record (LLWR). This freeze was produced on the 24th July 2025.

  New work-based learning contract arrangements came into effect on 1st August 2021. This resulted in the transfer of around 4,800 existing apprentices to new providers with new programme records created on the Lifelong Learning Wales Record. New programme records resulting from a transfer are usually included in the statistics on apprenticeship starts with the exception of the target measure. In 2021/22 Q1, however, we excluded the records as so many learners were transferred that the statistics would have presented a misleading picture of apprenticeship starts in that quarter had they been left in.

  From 2016/17 onwards all data in the table is calculated using the month 5 freeze of the Lifelong Learning Wales Record (LLWR). This freeze is produced close to the end of the December after the academic year in question finishes. For example, the freeze containing the 2016/17 data was taken close to the end of December 2017.

  Prior to 2016/17 data in the table was calculated using the month 7 freeze of the Lifelong Learning Wales Record (LLWR). This freeze was produced close to the end of the February after the academic year in question finishes. For example, the freeze containing the 2015/16 data was taken close to the end of February 2017.

  Data in the table is presented on an academic year basis, which runs from 1st August - 31st July.

  All figures are rounded to the nearest multiple of 5. Any values greater than 0 and less than 5 have been suppressed and replaced with an asterisk (*).

• Statistical quality:

  Statistical quality Statisticians within the Welsh Government review the data and query any anomalies with the LLWR data collection team and, where relevant, with learning providers before tables are published.

  The LLWR data underlying this table are intended to be final, for non-funding purposes.

• Related reports:
  • Sta/Medr/01/2024: Apprenticeships learning programmes started: February to April 2024 (provisional)

Published by

• Organisation: Medr
• Contact email: statistics@medr.cymru

Metadata

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