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Question: How much do you agree with the following statements about yourself? - If I am not good at something, I would rather keep struggling to master it than move on to something I may be good at.
Choices: "Strongly disagree" "Disagree" "Agree" "Strongly agree"
Data: % of "Agree" "Strongly agree"
Period:
Area:
10 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Republic of Korea76.5%
2 Italy71.5%
3 United States66.0%
4 Canada63.0%
5 France 62.4%
6 Australia60.3%
7 Sweden60.1%
8 Germany55.3%
9 United Kingdom52.8%
10 Japan51.8%

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 = -1.526148 X +7.600
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.291
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.085

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -21742.326360 X +62404.320
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.119
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.014

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -0.424944 X +82.263
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.015
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -2.043190 X +2.745
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.542
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.294

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = 24.625933 X -4.161
Correlation coefficient (r)0.422
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.178