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    Apprenticeships

    In 2023/24, there were 2,590 apprenticeship starts  and 1,360 achievements in East Sussex.

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    Veterans

    According to the 2021 Census, there were more than 21,000 people who had previously served in the UK armed forces in East Sussex in 2021, 4.6% of the population aged 16 years and over. East Sussex has the 4th highest proportion of UK armed forces veterans per total population in the South East, behind Hampshire … Continue reading “Veterans”

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    Disability in East Sussex households

    According to the 2021 Census, more than one in three households in East Sussex (34.8%) had at least one member identifying as disabled under the Equality Act. East Sussex had a higher proportion of households with disabled members than the English national average of 32.0%. The county also registered the second-highest proportion of households with … Continue reading “Disability in East Sussex households”

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    Older people

    Did you know? More than 1 in 4 people (26.5% of the population) in East Sussex in 2023 are aged 65+. This is higher than the regional (19.8%) and national (18.7%) averages. 21.5% of the county’s population are aged 70+. Rother has the joint highest population of people aged 85+ in the country (with North … Continue reading “Older people”