Numeracy is a skill that is helpful in multiple areas of everyday life. "Good numeracy is the best protection against unemployment, low wages and poor health," said Andreas Schleicher, the director for Education and Skills at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris. To mark National Numeracy Day, which takes place annually on 19 May, Zaheera Soomar, Head of Education for Socio-development and Partnerships at Anglo America, is highlighting the importance of developing adequate numeracy skills. "Numeracy is all about the usage and application of mathematics skills, whether working out how much money you have left until the end of the month or simply going shopping," Soomar told Parent24.