§ Baroness Seccombeasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the answer by the Baroness Ashton of Upholland on 23 February (HL Deb, col. 4), whether they will publish a table showing for each of the age groups 18–25, 26–35, 36–45, 46–55, 56–65,
Table A—Age and Numeracy below level 1 Base: All respondents with numeracy scores Total 16–19 20–24 25–34 35–44 45–54 55–65 (n=8040) (n=461) (n=631) (n=1764) (n=2092) (n=1551) (n=1538) % below Level 1 47 50 49 43 44 46 53 Number below Level 1 (millions) 15.0 1.2 1.5 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.0 The full table, which was published on page 179 of the survey, is reproduced below for information
Table 3.A5—Age and numeracy level Base: All respondents with numeracy scores Total 16–19 20–24 25–34 35–44 45–54 55–65 (n=8040) (n=461) (n=631) (n=1764) (n=2092) (n=1551) (n=1538) % % % % % % % Entry level 1 or below 5 6 4 4 5 6 8 Entry level 2 16 15 14 14 15 16 19 Entry level 3 25 29 30 24 24 24 26 All below Level 1 47 50 49 43 44 46 53 Level 1 28 27 27 28 29 27 27 Level 2 or above 25 23 24 29 27 26 20