Core literacy has gradually become a key research topic in the field of education since its introduction in 2012. From the end of 2017, core literacy evaluation has been the focus of research in core literacy. Along with the development of this topic, a series of related studies have emerged. These studies not only promote the development of mathematical assessment based on core literacy, but also provide many practical and valuable reform measures for mathematical assessment. Thus, this paper sorts out the existing researches and summarizes the viewpoints, so as to point out the direction for further research in the future.