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[null,"Table Notes"]
[null," "]
[null,"1) Volumes are rounded to the nearest ten except for the Grand Totals which are rounded to the nearest hundred."]
[null,"2) '-' Indicates a base value of less than five, or less than fifty for Grand Totals.  '*' indicates a percentage less than 0.5%. "]
[null,"3) For definitions of variables used in the tables please see the data dictionary:"]
[null,"http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140107201041/http://www.thedataservice.org.uk/datadictionary/"]
[null,"4) The data source for all tables is the Individualised Learner Record, except where stated."]
[null,"5) Unlike learner figures in other tables, figures for 2008/09 onwards are comparable with earlier years as demand led funding rules are not applied to starts and achievements."]
[null,"6) Age is calculated based on age at start of the programme rather than based on 31 August."]
[null,"7) In this table full-year numbers are a count of the number of starts at any point during the year.  Learners starting more than one Apprenticeship will appear more than once."]
[null,"8) Programme-Led Apprenticeships recorded in ILR returns are included in the above figures."]
[null,"9) Figures for 2011/12 onwards are not directly comparable to earlier years as a Single Individualised Learner Record (ILR) data collection system has been introduced. More information on the Single ILR is available at: "]
[null,"http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140107201041/http://www.thedataservice.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/C05DCDD5-67EE-4AD0-88B9-BEBC8F7F3300/0/SILR_Effects_SFR_Learners_June12.pdf"]
[null,"10) Percentages above are based on unrounded figures. "]
[null,"11) Programme-Led Apprenticeships recorded in Work Based Learning ILR returns are included in the above figures."]
[null,"12) Age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity is based upon self-declaration by the learner."]
[null,"13) Ethnicity categories have been aligned with the ethnicities recorded in the 2011 UK Census."]
[null,"14) This table includes 2014/15 Employer Ownership Pilot (EOP) volumes that have not been finalised due to problems with the final 2014/15 EOP data collection. See the note in the latest SFR commentary and on the contents page of the main table pack for more information:"]
[null,"https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/further-education-and-skills-statistical-first-release-sfr."]
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[null,"Apprenticeships "]
[null,"2007/08 and earlier years (W13 final)"]
[null,"2008/09 (E13 final)"]
[null,"2009/10 (E13 final)"]
[null,"2010/11 (ER13 final)"]
[null,"2011/12 (R15 final)"]
[null,"2012/13 (R14 final) "]
[null,"2013/14 (R14 final)"]
[null,"2014/15 (R14 final)"]
[null,"2015/16 (R14 final)"]
[null,"2016/17 (R13)"]
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[null,"Large Employer Outcome Pilot Data"]
[null,"2011/12 (R14 final)"]
[null,"2012/13 (R14 final)"]
[null,"2013/14 (R14 final)"]
[null,"2014/15 (R14 final)"]
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[null,"Employer Ownership Pilot Data 1"]
[null,"2012/13 (R14 final)"]
[null,"2013/14 (R14 final)"]
[null,"2014/15 (R13)"]
[null,"2015/16 (R14 final)"]
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[null,"Employer Ownership Pilot Data 2"]
[null,"2013/14 (R14 Final)"]
[null,"2014/15 (R13)"]
[null,"2015/16 (R14 Final)"]

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[null,null,17,{"v":43200,"d":"43,200"},{"v":35810,"d":"35,810"},{"v":38970,"d":"38,970"},{"v":42070,"d":"42,070"},{"v":43920,"d":"43,920"},{"v":40630,"d":"40,630"},null,0.083,0.07,0.088,0.084,0.086,0.083]
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[null,null,"Male",{"v":244360,"d":"244,360"},{"v":231210,"d":"231,210"},{"v":207480,"d":"207,480"},{"v":235140,"d":"235,140"},{"v":240630,"d":"240,630"},{"v":228520,"d":"228,520"},null,{"v":0.469,"d":"46.9%"},{"v":0.453,"d":"45.3%"},{"v":0.471,"d":"47.1%"},{"v":0.47,"d":"47.0%"},{"v":0.472,"d":"47.2%"},{"v":0.465,"d":"46.5%"}]
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["Learners with Learning Difficulties and/ or Disabilities"]
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[null,null,"No Learning Difficulty/Disability",{"v":473710,"d":"473,710"},{"v":461150,"d":"461,150"},{"v":395930,"d":"395,930"},{"v":449140,"d":"449,140"},{"v":450830,"d":"450,830"},{"v":434050,"d":"434,050"},null,{"v":0.91,"d":"91.0%"},{"v":0.904,"d":"90.4%"},{"v":0.899,"d":"89.9%"},{"v":0.898,"d":"89.8%"},{"v":0.885,"d":"88.5%"},{"v":0.883,"d":"88.3%"}]
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[null,null,"Indian",{"v":6480,"d":"6,480"},{"v":6230,"d":"6,230"},{"v":5290,"d":"5,290"},{"v":6350,"d":"6,350"},{"v":6330,"d":"6,330"},{"v":6170,"d":"6,170"},null,{"v":0.012,"d":"1.2%"},{"v":0.012,"d":"1.2%"},{"v":0.012,"d":"1.2%"},0.013,0.012,{"v":0.013,"d":"1.3%"}]
[null,null,"Pakistani",{"v":6070,"d":"6,070"},{"v":5770,"d":"5,770"},{"v":5560,"d":"5,560"},{"v":6340,"d":"6,340"},{"v":6530,"d":"6,530"},{"v":7190,"d":"7,190"},null,{"v":0.012,"d":"1.2%"},{"v":0.011,"d":"1.1%"},{"v":0.013,"d":"1.3%"},0.013,0.013,{"v":0.015,"d":"1.5%"}]
[null,null,"Any other Asian Background",{"v":4740,"d":"4,740"},{"v":4070,"d":"4,070"},{"v":3550,"d":"3,550"},{"v":4360,"d":"4,360"},{"v":4560,"d":"4,560"},{"v":4580,"d":"4,580"},null,{"v":0.009,"d":"0.9%"},{"v":0.008,"d":"0.8%"},{"v":0.008,"d":"0.8%"},0.009,0.009,{"v":0.009,"d":"0.9%"}]
[null,null,"Total Asian/ Asian British",{"v":20720,"d":"20,720"},{"v":19690,"d":"19,690"},{"v":18600,"d":"18,600"},{"v":21510,"d":"21,510"},{"v":21380,"d":"21,380"},{"v":21800,"d":"21,800"},null,0.04,0.039,0.042,0.043,0.042,{"v":0.044,"d":"4.4%"}]
[null,"Black/African/Caribbean/Black British"]
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[null,null,"Any other Black/African/Caribbean Background",{"v":3060,"d":"3,060"},{"v":2760,"d":"2,760"},{"v":2210,"d":"2,210"},{"v":2720,"d":"2,720"},{"v":2790,"d":"2,790"},{"v":2730,"d":"2,730"},null,{"v":0.006,"d":"0.6%"},{"v":0.005,"d":"0.5%"},{"v":0.005,"d":"0.5%"},0.005,0.005,{"v":0.006,"d":"0.6%"}]
[null,null,"Total Black/African/Caribbean/Black British",{"v":17350,"d":"17,350"},{"v":16590,"d":"16,590"},{"v":13650,"d":"13,650"},{"v":17250,"d":"17,250"},{"v":17500,"d":"17,500"},{"v":18100,"d":"18,100"},null,{"v":0.033,"d":"3.3%"},{"v":0.033,"d":"3.3%"},{"v":0.031,"d":"3.1%"},0.035,0.034,{"v":0.037,"d":"3.7%"}]
[null,"Mixed/ Multiple Ethnic Group"]
[null,null,"White and Asian",{"v":1600,"d":"1,600"},{"v":1770,"d":"1,770"},{"v":1610,"d":"1,610"},{"v":1720,"d":"1,720"},{"v":1930,"d":"1,930"},{"v":1930,"d":"1,930"},null,"*","*","*","*","*","*"]
[null,null,"White and Black African",{"v":1340,"d":"1,340"},{"v":1320,"d":"1,320"},{"v":1240,"d":"1,240"},{"v":1450,"d":"1,450"},{"v":1410,"d":"1,410"},{"v":1360,"d":"1,360"},null,"*","*","*","*","*","*"]
[null,null,"White and Black Caribbean",{"v":4480,"d":"4,480"},{"v":4500,"d":"4,500"},{"v":4340,"d":"4,340"},{"v":4870,"d":"4,870"},{"v":4830,"d":"4,830"},{"v":4640,"d":"4,640"},null,{"v":0.009,"d":"0.9%"},{"v":0.009,"d":"0.9%"},{"v":0.01,"d":"1.0%"},0.01,0.009,{"v":0.009,"d":"0.9%"}]
[null,null,"Any other Mixed / multiple ethnic background",{"v":2430,"d":"2,430"},{"v":2530,"d":"2,530"},{"v":2290,"d":"2,290"},{"v":2890,"d":"2,890"},{"v":2930,"d":"2,930"},{"v":3020,"d":"3,020"},null,"*","*",{"v":0.005,"d":"0.5%"},0.006,0.006,{"v":0.006,"d":"0.6%"}]
[null,null,"Total Mixed/ Multiple Ethnic Group",{"v":9850,"d":"9,850"},{"v":10110,"d":"10,110"},{"v":9470,"d":"9,470"},{"v":10930,"d":"10,930"},{"v":11100,"d":"11,100"},{"v":10900,"d":"10,900"},null,{"v":0.019,"d":"1.9%"},{"v":0.02,"d":"2.0%"},{"v":0.022,"d":"2.2%"},0.022,0.022,{"v":0.022,"d":"2.2%"}]
[null,"White"]
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[null,null,"Gypsy or Irish Traveller",170,160,150,180,180,160,null,"*","*","*","*","*","*"]
[null,null,"Irish",{"v":2370,"d":"2,370"},{"v":1770,"d":"1,770"},{"v":1400,"d":"1,400"},{"v":1650,"d":"1,650"},{"v":1660,"d":"1,660"},{"v":1840,"d":"1,840"},null,"*","*","*","*","*","*"]
[null,null,"Any Other White Background",{"v":17590,"d":"17,590"},{"v":18210,"d":"18,210"},{"v":16340,"d":"16,340"},{"v":21810,"d":"21,810"},{"v":25460,"d":"25,460"},{"v":27750,"d":"27,750"},null,{"v":0.034,"d":"3.4%"},{"v":0.036,"d":"3.6%"},{"v":0.037,"d":"3.7%"},0.044,0.05,{"v":0.056,"d":"5.6%"}]
[null,null,"Total White",{"v":464960,"d":"464,960"},{"v":455440,"d":"455,440"},{"v":391480,"d":"391,480"},{"v":442340,"d":"442,340"},{"v":448830,"d":"448,830"},{"v":430600,"d":"430,600"},null,{"v":0.893,"d":"89.3%"},{"v":0.893,"d":"89.3%"},{"v":0.889,"d":"88.9%"},0.885,0.881,{"v":0.876,"d":"87.6%"}]
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[null,null,"Arab",280,340,320,430,480,490,null,"*","*","*","*","*","*"]
[null,null,"Any other ethnic group",{"v":3150,"d":"3,150"},{"v":3040,"d":"3,040"},{"v":2790,"d":"2,790"},{"v":3060,"d":"3,060"},{"v":3020,"d":"3,020"},{"v":3740,"d":"3,740"},null,{"v":0.006,"d":"0.6%"},{"v":0.006,"d":"0.6%"},{"v":0.006,"d":"0.6%"},0.006,0.006,{"v":0.008,"d":"0.8%"}]
[null,null,"Total Other Ethnic Group",{"v":3430,"d":"3,430"},{"v":3380,"d":"3,380"},{"v":3110,"d":"3,110"},{"v":3500,"d":"3,500"},{"v":3500,"d":"3,500"},{"v":4200,"d":"4,200"},null,{"v":0.007,"d":"0.7%"},{"v":0.007,"d":"0.7%"},{"v":0.007,"d":"0.7%"},0.007,0.007,{"v":0.009,"d":"0.9%"}]
[null,"Not Known/ Not Provided"]
[null,null,"Not Known/ Not Provided",{"v":4270,"d":"4,270"},{"v":5010,"d":"5,010"},{"v":4110,"d":"4,110"},{"v":4380,"d":"4,380"},{"v":7060,"d":"7,060"},{"v":5650,"d":"5,650"},null,{"v":0.008,"d":"0.8%"},{"v":0.01,"d":"1.0%"},{"v":0.009,"d":"0.9%"},0.009,0.014,{"v":0.011,"d":"1.1%"}]
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