‘Anti-Maths Mindset’ Holding UK Economy Back, Sunak Says

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak giving a speech on education at London Screen Academy, in London, on April 17, 2023. Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA Media

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said an “anti-maths mindset” is holding the economy back, as he announced a review on boosting the nation’s poor levels of numeracy.

Sunak, who was an investment banker before entering politics, told a north London audience on Monday that the UK remains “one of the least numerate countries in the developed world.”