The number of under 19s starting apprenticeships fell by more than a quarter during the final seven years of Tory rule, new analysis shows. The TUC said start rates fell by 26% for under 19s and by 15% for 19–24-year-olds between 2017 and 2024. At the same time, achievement rates fell by 44% for under 19s and by 31% for 19-24-year-olds. Separate TUC analysis also shows that of 16–18-year-olds who left school or college in 2022/23 to go onto work, more education or training, 14.8% did not