Numeracy, literacy and digital skills are the foundations of basic skills allowing people to meet the challenges of today’s society at home and at work (Tout et al., 2017). Managing finances, food shopping and cooking, taking medications, planning and traveling, reading the newspaper, and other activities are only some examples. Numeracy abilities empowers people to make critical decisions based on quantitative data.
"Numeracy is the ability of an individual to cope independently and adequately in situations in which numbers, tables, information graphics, and other numerical information play a role"
Hoogland & Meeder (2007)