We know that among our school-leavers and adult population there are still far too many illiterate, innumerate people.
Now, with no national tests before the age of 16, many pupils leave school functionally illiterate and innumerate.
The figure for innumerates is, of course, unknown.
Our education system is clearly not working if 6 million adults are illiterate or innumerate.
If anything is innumerate, it is the question.
I described it as illiterate, innumerate and philistine.
No information is compiled about the numbers of unemployed who may be illiterate or innumerate.
They cannot be innumerate and be an engineer.
