Australia failing to make progress on literacy and numeracy despite investment, reports finds

The Productivity Commission’s ‘from learning to growth’ report found education results for reading, writing and numeracy had been flat for a decade. Photograph: Con Chronis/AAP

Australia is failing to make progress on literacy and numeracy levels despite more investment in schools, while graduate employment rates have fallen, a new report from the Productivity Commission has found.

The Productivity Commission’s deputy chair, Alex Robson, said while Australia’s education outcomes were “relatively good”, recent trends had raised some concerns.