> Numeracy is just as valuable as literacy.

I actually think this is likely not true.

If you were to take an 18 year old who can't read, and another one who can't do addition, which do you think is less employable?

There's a lot of jobs one can do without any math. Almost none one can do without any reading.

There's more to it than all this of course, but I think literacy is the clear winner compared to numeracy.