Last week National Numeracy and Experian were honoured to be finalists in the DataIQ Awards, having been nominated in both the Data for Society and Best Use of Data for Not-For-Profit or Non-commercial Purposes categories for creating the UK Numeracy Index. As the powerful partnership between National Numeracy and Experian moves into a new year, Siân Devine and Paul Foss take a look at the history and success of the Numeracy Index so far.
National Numeracy and Experian have enjoyed a highly impactful partnership over the last few years, supporting individuals on their journey to improve numeracy for financial health.
In recent months, combining knowledge, expertise and datasets, Experian and National Numeracy built the UK’s first ever Numeracy Index (UKNI), which models and ranks areas of the UK by numeracy confidence and skills.
Since its launch, the UKNI has revealed powerful insights into numeracy issues across ward, local authority and regional levels, and garnered broader stakeholder support and understanding of both National Numeracy’s mission and the nation’s numeracy need.
