Finding comes as former taoiseach Leo Varadkar says many in politics and media do not understand numbers
A total of 25 per cent of adults in Ireland – or almost 900,000 people – have low maths proficiency. File photograph: iStock
In most countries – including Ireland – there are substantial age-related skill losses after the age of 35. The extent of the gap is evident in literacy scores, where Finnish secondary school graduates outperform Irish graduates of universities and further education colleges. On numeracy proficiency, eight countries saw their average scores improve, with Finland and Singapore recording the largest gains.
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