On Monday, the PM said poor numeracy skills “leave people twice as likely to be unemployed as those with competent numeracy”. This seems to be based on a 2005 study which found a correlation between poor numeracy and unemployment, but not a causal link.
, estimating a total of 34.1 million adults aged 16-65 in England in 2009). Again, we’ve asked Number 10 to confirm this source and will update this fact check if we hear back.found that 23.7% of those aged 16-65 in England in 2011 had numeracy skills of “Entry level 2 or below”—equivalent to a child aged 7-9—while 49.1% had numeracy skills of “Entry level 3 or below”—equivalent to a child aged 9-11.
Since the survey was conducted, the working age population in England has seen a slight increase, to approximatelypeople, which equates to a slight increase in the number of working age people with “Entry level 2 or below” numeracy skills if you apply the survey percentages to the current working-age population.National Numeracy told Full Fact in January: “Skills for Life reported that 49% of the working age population has the expected numeracy levels of a primary school child.
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