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Question: How much do you agree with the following statements about yourself? - It is important for me to perform better than other people on a task.
Choices: "Strongly disagree" "Disagree" "Agree" "Strongly agree"
Data: % of "Agree" "Strongly agree"
Period:
Area:
10 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Italy65.1%
2 United States64.4%
3 Republic of Korea63.1%
4 United Kingdom60.8%
5 Australia60.6%
6 Canada59.5%
7 France 54.8%
8 Germany54.5%
9 Japan52.6%
10 Sweden49.7%

Note
The data of Azerbaijan are collected only in Baku. The data of China are collected only in Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang.

Source
OECD PISA 2018 Compendia

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -2.320210 X +8.012
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.297
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.088

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = 27524.850398 X +32825.810
Correlation coefficient (r)0.101
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.010

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -16.869639 X +91.870
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.388
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.151

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -2.080708 X +2.696
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.371
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.138

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = 4.102408 X +8.700
Correlation coefficient (r)0.047
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.002