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Question: In mathematics lessons, how often do you work problems on your own?
Choices: "Every or almost every lesson" "About half the lessons" "Some lessons" "Never"
Data: % of "Every or almost every lesson"
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 United Kingdom64.1%
2 Japan63.4%
3 Republic of Korea60.9%
4 France 59.1%
5 Australia56.1%
6 United States55.3%
7 Italy49.6%
8 Sweden46.0%

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 = -3.871807 X +8.815
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.546
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.298

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -79720.890861 X +93480.556
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.318
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.101

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 0.725009 X +81.651
Correlation coefficient (r)0.018
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -1.159756 X +2.131
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.224
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.050

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 15.298727 X +2.857
Correlation coefficient (r)0.194
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.038