Sentence examples for for numeracy from inspiring English sources

The same goes for numeracy.

The results for numeracy were even starker.

For 2009-10, it was 84%." The figure for numeracy increased from 35%to75%5%.

That goes for numeracy, literacy as well as any other types of skills".

The targets for numeracy and literacy will be met ahead of schedule.

For numeracy the corresponding figures were 35% and 5%, and for communication and interpersonal skills 34%and19%9%.

Out of 24 nations, young adults in England (aged 16-24) rank 22nd for literacy and 21st for numeracy.

In a stark assessment of adult skills, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ranked England 22nd for literacy and 21st for numeracy out of 24 nations.

An international survey of adult skills published last month found that 16- to 24-year-olds in England ranked 21st for numeracy out of 24 countries.

Most campaigns for numeracy focus on the fact that a functional level of numeracy is required to survive in our modern world.

This compares unfavourably with the adult population as a whole: English adults aged 16-65 rank 11th for literacy and 17th for numeracy.