The Prime Minister will announce his intentions today to ensure all pupils in England study maths until the age of 18.
Rishi Sunak will deliver his first speech of the new year where, alongside proclaiming to set priorities for tackling NHS backlogs, he is expected to say that there is a need to "reimagine our approach to numeracy" and stress the importance of sending children into the world with essential skills.
Despite this, details surrounding how this will be carried out have not yet been released. However, Number 10 highlighted that the government will not make maths A-levels compulsory for British students.
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He is expected to say: "One of the biggest changes in mindset we need in education today is to reimagine our approach to numeracy. Right now, just half of all 16-year-olds study any maths at all.
"Yet in a world where data is everywhere and statistics underpin every job, our children's jobs will require more analytical skills than ever before."
According to government figures, around eight million adults in England have the numeracy skills of primary school children. Meanwhile, 60 per cent of disadvantaged pupils do not have basic maths skills by the age of 16.
We've compiled a quick maths quiz in order for you to test your numeracy skills. The 20 following questions are based on maths skills and principles that many pupils are expected to be tested on.
Let us know how you did in the comments below...
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