numerate

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2023

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

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2023

A 2012 global study of the math skills of 16-to-65-year-olds found that American adults were less numerate than adults in most other developed countries.

From Washington Post • Nov. 12, 2021

But Danish workers at the 20th percentile are high school graduates who are literate and numerate.

From New York Times • May 8, 2020

Still, it’s not the whole story, since there are many quite numerate people who have had little formal schooling.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos