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| Numeracy rate falls among pupils in Scotland, latest figures show | Numeracy rate falls among pupils in Scotland, latest figures show |
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| Pupils in Scotland are doing less well in maths, according to the latest Scottish government figures. | Pupils in Scotland are doing less well in maths, according to the latest Scottish government figures. |
| Between 2013 and 2015, the proportion of P4 and S2 students performing "well or very well" fell. | Between 2013 and 2015, the proportion of P4 and S2 students performing "well or very well" fell. |
| Pupils from better off areas recorded better results than those from the most deprived communities. | Pupils from better off areas recorded better results than those from the most deprived communities. |
| The country's new education secretary John Swinney said the statistics reinforced the need to improve attainment. | The country's new education secretary John Swinney said the statistics reinforced the need to improve attainment. |
| The statistics feature in the latest Scottish Survey of Literacy and Numeracy (SSLN) which is an annual sample monitoring national performance of school children at P4, P7 and S2 in literacy and numeracy. | |
| Approximately 10,500 pupils in 2,200 schools took part in the 2015 survey. |