What is 2023 compulsory mathematics plan?
[[File:Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak on the Winter Economy Plan.png|thumb|Rishi Sunak in [[2020]]]] On [[January 3]], [[2023]], [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] [[Rishi Sunak]] announced that he would propose to make [[mathematics]] [[Compulsory education|compulsory in schools]] until the age of 18.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Elliot|title=UK PM Rishi Sunak to propose compulsory math for students up to 18|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/04/uk-pm-rishi-sunak-to-propose-compulsory-math-up-to-the-age-of-18.html|access-date=2023-01-31|website=[[CNBC]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-01-03|title=Rishi Sunak to propose maths for all pupils up to age 18|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/jan/03/rishi-sunak-to-propose-maths-for-all-pupils-up-to-age-18|access-date=2023-01-31|website=[[the Guardian]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=¿Deberían ser las matemáticas obligatorias hasta los 18 años?|url=https://diario16.com/deberian-ser-las-matematicas-obligatorias-hasta-los-18-anos/|access-date=2023-01-31|website=[[Diario 16]]|language=es|archive-date=2023-01-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131193017/https://diario16.com/deberian-ser-las-matematicas-obligatorias-hasta-los-18-anos/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Background == Mathematics is compulsory on the curriculum for all pupils in [[England]] up to age 16,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Studying maths to 18 – what you need to know - The Education Hub|url=https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2023/01/04/studying-maths-to-18-what-you-need-to-know/|access-date=2023-01-31|website=educationhub.blog.gov.uk|language=en}}</ref> like in Spain.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Zafra|first=Ignacio|date=2021-09-27|title=Más optativas en la ESO y dos nuevas modalidades en Bachillerato: así cambian los institutos con la reorganización que prepara el Gobierno|url=https://elpais.com/educacion/2021-09-27/mas-optativas-en-la-eso-y-dos-nuevas-modalidades-en-bachillerato-asi-cambian-los-institutos-con-la-reorganizacion-que-prepara-el-gobierno.html|acc