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Question: How much do you agree with these statements about learning mathematics? - I wish I did not have to study 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 Republic of Korea22.4%
2 Sweden21.3%
3 United States21.2%
4 Italy20.3%
5 Australia17.9%
6 France 15.8%
7 United Kingdom15.2%
8 Japan11.3%

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 = 2.859768 X +6.096
Correlation coefficient (r)0.240
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.058

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 125611.138050 X +25359.301
Correlation coefficient (r)0.298
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.089

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -18.578771 X +85.439
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.278
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.077

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -2.010862 X +1.838
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.231
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.053

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 48.994569 X +2.644
Correlation coefficient (r)0.371
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.138