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Question: How much do you agree with these statements about mathematics? - I need to do well in mathematics to get the job I want.
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 Kingdom48.3%
2 United States48.1%
3 Australia43.9%
4 France 37.7%
5 Sweden31.9%
6 Italy30.6%
7 Republic of Korea29.9%
8 Japan28.4%

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 = 2.585193 X +5.650
Correlation coefficient (r)0.473
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.224

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 138350.835786 X -3484.912
Correlation coefficient (r)0.716
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.513

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -22.781797 X +90.572
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.743
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.552

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 2.348782 X +0.595
Correlation coefficient (r)0.588
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.346

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -11.331229 X +15.781
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.187
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.035