numerate

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Improvements in K-14 education to get every child literate, numerate, graduating from high school and, where possible, into at least community college, the military or technical training.

From Seattle Times

He said the new qualification would ensure children leave school "literate and numerate".

From BBC

He said an “anti-maths mindset” had made Britain one of the least numerate nations in the developed world.

From Seattle Times

Rishi Sunak said the UK was one of the least numerate countries in the developed world in a speech championing maths.

From BBC

He continued to speak of the many graduates “not nearly literate or numerate enough to identify the main idea of a reading passage or to perform basic computations.”

From Washington Post