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Question: How much do you agree with these statements about mathematics? - It is important to do well in mathematics.
Choices: "Agree a lot" "Agree a little" "Disagree a little" "Disagree a lot"
Data: % of "Agree a lot"
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 United States66.0%
2 United Kingdom63.3%
3 Australia59.0%
4 Sweden49.8%
5 Italy49.5%
6 Japan46.3%
7 France 41.4%
8 Republic of Korea30.9%

Note
United Kingdom: England only.

No data for 2 countries.

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

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 2.106292 X +5.546
Correlation coefficient (r)0.541
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.293

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 101237.636913 X -3214.285
Correlation coefficient (r)0.734
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.539

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -14.340038 X +89.344
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.656
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.430

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 1.715523 X +0.601
Correlation coefficient (r)0.603
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.364

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -19.105278 X +21.249
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.442
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.195