Jakarta, Aug. 19 -- Indonesia's Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Abdul Mu'ti, is encouraging the public to foster a positive mindset toward numeracy to improve children's interest in mathematics.

Minister Mu'ti at the launch of the National Numeracy Movement in Jakarta on Tuesday said that a negative attitude toward numeracy hinders children's grasp of mathematical reasoning, leading to Indonesia's below-average scores in the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA).

To counter this, the ministry is promoting the practical benefits of numeracy in daily life, beyond just solving math problems.

The minister emphasized that numeracy skills are crucial for developing logical and computational thinking, which can help...