Jakarta, Aug. 19 -- The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has launched the National Numeracy Movement to boost Indonesia's Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) score in accordance with the 2025-2029 National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN).

Primary and Secondary Education Minister Abdul Mu'ti noted that the movement has been launched as a joint effort to improve the numeracy skills of Indonesian children, which, according to the PISA score, remain far from the target.

"Specifically, this movement aims to improve the PISA score," he highlighted at the launch event in West Jakarta on Tuesday.

Mu'ti explained that developing children's numeracy skills is essential because the skills help them develop other ab...