Mathematic skills across the country have been falling for two decades, according to Sky News host Rita Panahi.

“At the end of last year, almost half of Australia’s 15-year-olds were failing to achieve national standards in key areas of math, science and reading,” Ms Panahi said.

“It is math that is declining most rapidly of the three over the past 20 years.”

Ms Panahi’s comments come as ANU is set to introduce professors to teach ‘Indigenous mathematics’.

“Since the original curriculum was apparently too racist and Western-centric,” she said.