The data for 2025-2026 shows that apprenticeship starts fell below 25,000, the lowest number for over a decade, excluding the period of the pandemic.

Confermato dalle statistiche ufficiali di Skills Development Scotland (Financial Year 2025/26, pubblicate il 26/05/2026): 24.849 avvii di Modern Apprenticeship nel 2025/26, -2,6% (-658) sull'anno precedente, quindi sotto quota 25.000. La serie storica nel report è sempre sopra 25.000 (2021/22: 25.401; 2022/23: 25.447; 2023/24: 25.365; 2024/25: 25.507; 2019/20: ~27.875); l'unico anno inferiore è il 2020/21 (~18.655), segnato dai lockdown Covid, che il claim esclude esplicitamente. La stampa (agenzia PA) descrive il dato come minimo da 12 anni.

▸ Skills Development Scotland (Official Statistics) — Modern Apprenticeship Statistics — Financial Year 2025/26

Checked Wed 1 Jul, 09:59 · Broadcast: First Minister's Questions (Party Leaders) - 25 June 2026

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