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Question: How much do you agree with these statements about learning mathematics? - I enjoy learning 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 States29.2%
2 Australia23.5%
3 Italy22.6%
4 Sweden22.4%
5 United Kingdom22.2%
6 France 21.4%
7 Japan17.5%
8 Republic of Korea13.8%

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 = 6.146432 X +5.290
Correlation coefficient (r)0.604
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.365

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 297168.781681 X -15925.040
Correlation coefficient (r)0.826
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.682

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -43.569884 X +91.463
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.763
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.582

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 5.422353 X +0.303
Correlation coefficient (r)0.729
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.531

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -45.973025 X +21.467
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.407
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.166