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Question: How much do you agree with these statements about mathematics? - I usually 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 States42.8%
2 United Kingdom28.3%
3 Australia27.8%
4 Sweden25.0%
5 Italy24.8%
6 France 23.2%
7 Republic of Korea14.8%
8 Japan6.7%

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 = 2.531240 X +6.004
Correlation coefficient (r)0.582
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.339

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 126268.435977 X +17663.731
Correlation coefficient (r)0.821
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.674

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -20.925829 X +87.121
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.857
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.734

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 1.758110 X +1.047
Correlation coefficient (r)0.553
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.306

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -8.980073 X +13.720
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.186
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.035