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Question: How much do you agree with these statements about mathematics? - I need to do well in mathematics to get into the university of my choice.
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 States60.2%
2 United Kingdom59.0%
3 Australia45.5%
4 Sweden39.4%
5 France 37.0%
6 Republic of Korea35.1%
7 Japan34.0%
8 Italy32.1%

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 = 1.740237 X +5.871
Correlation coefficient (r)0.425
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.181

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 103087.995431 X +4080.349
Correlation coefficient (r)0.711
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.506

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -18.848210 X +90.127
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.819
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.671

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 1.329167 X +0.904
Correlation coefficient (r)0.444
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.197

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -2.249157 X +12.511
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.049
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.002