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Question: How much do you agree with these statements about mathematics? - I learn things quickly in mathematics.
Choices: "Agree a lot" "Agree a little" "Disagree a little" "Disagree a lot"
Data: % of "Agree a lot"
Period:
Area:
39 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Egypt52.2%
2 Jordan45.1%
3 Lebanon41.1%
4 Israel38.4%
5 Saudi Arabia38.3%
6 Bahrain38.1%
7 Oman37.6%
8 Morocco36.3%
9 United Arab Emirates35.8%
10 Iran35.5%
11 Kuwait31.8%
12 Cyprus30.1%
13 Qatar29.7%
14 Turkiye29.2%
15 United States28.8%
16 South Africa27.3%
17 Georgia26.2%
18 Romania23.7%
19 Norway23.1%
20 Italy22.1%
21 Singapore22.0%
22 Hungary21.8%
23 Ireland21.0%
23 United Kingdom21.0%
25 Sweden20.8%
26 France20.7%
27 Australia20.4%
28 Chile19.4%
29 Finland19.2%
30 Portugal17.5%
31 New Zealand17.2%
32 Lithuania17.1%
33 Malaysia15.5%
34 Hong Kong, China15.2%
34 Kazakhstan15.2%
36 Republic of Korea13.7%
37 Russian Federation12.9%
38 Taiwan11.5%
39 Japan 8.4%

Note
United Kingdom: England only.

No data for 199 countries.

Source
TIMSS 2019 > International Database > TIMSS 2019 Data Almanacs - Grade 8

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data37
Regression equation
Y = -4.947176 X +7.347
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.485
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.235

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data39
Regression equation
Y = -59085.287371 X +50612.811
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.219
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.048

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = -17.492914 X +82.373
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.335
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.112

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = 3.459629 X +0.916
Correlation coefficient (r)0.602
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.362

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data37
Regression equation
Y = -35.111746 X +18.341
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.610
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.372