The survey was carried out on behalf of the Department for Education (DfE) to mark the start of National Apprenticeships Week (3-9 February 2020).
More than a third of parents said they still associate apprenticeships with manual jobs such as plumbing and carpentry, while 45 per cent are unaware apprenticeships go up to degree level.
Other findings from the survey include:
The survey comes after statistics from the House of Commons Library, published last month, revealed that 72,400 fewer people were undertaking an apprenticeship in 2018/19 than in 2017/18.
While the number of learners starting an apprenticeship increased in 2018/19 compared to 2017/18, the numbers are still below those in 2016/17, this is mainly due to the introduction of a new apprenticeship funding system in May 2017.
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