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Question: How much do you agree with these statements about mathematics? - It is important to learn about mathematics to get ahead in the world.
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 States44.6%
2 Australia41.2%
3 Italy38.1%
4 United Kingdom37.9%
5 France 30.9%
6 Sweden26.9%
7 Japan19.3%
8 Republic of Korea16.6%

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 = 2.210793 X +5.910
Correlation coefficient (r)0.498
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.248

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 107429.642049 X +13878.783
Correlation coefficient (r)0.684
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.468

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -16.550476 X +87.348
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.664
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.441

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 1.971133 X +0.843
Correlation coefficient (r)0.608
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.370

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -26.436315 X +19.992
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.537
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.288