24% of adults surveyed in Wales believe the way they were taught maths at school did not properly prepare them for working life.
Across the UK, one in twenty adults rated their numeracy skills as poor or very poor and only two-thirds of parents would feel confident helping their children with secondary school maths homework.
Tellingly, a poll commissioned by National Numeracy and carried out by YouGov reveals adults are more comfortable admitting they have poor maths skills than reading or writing ability.
