Official statistics announcement

Apprenticeships and 19-plus Further Education Skills Index: 2023 to 2024

Analysis of how the aggregate value of the skills supplied by the further education system in the 2023 to 2024 academic year compares against previous years. The provisional publication month for these statistics has been moved to June 2025. This is to allow time for feedback from users on the value of these statistics and the proposed plans to cease this series. For more details please see the release page: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships-and-19-plus-further-education-skills-index

From:
Department for Education
Published
22 April 2024
Last updated
22 April 2025
Proposed release:
June 2025
Cancellation date:
22 April 2025 10:41am

Statistics release cancelled

The Department for Education has been publishing the Apprenticeships and 19+ FE Skills Index since 2019 to monitor the value of the Apprenticeships and 19-plus Further Education system in England over time. However, its scope has become more limited over time, as it does not include recent policy initiatives, and its relevance is lower as it does not cover Further Education for 16-18 year olds. As a result, the department reviewed the value of the publication and invited feedback from users in early 2025. Given the low level of engagement with the release and the lack of feedback, we are ceasing publication of this official statistics series.