Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has criticised what he believes to be a UK’s “anti-maths mindset”, as the country is one of the least numerate ones of the developed world, with over 8 million adults lacking basic numeracy skills.

The prime minister has also pledged to strengthen maths teaching and to appoint an expert group to identify core maths content and qualifications necessary.

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