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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:
28 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Poland21.4%
1 Spain21.4%
3 Chile20.1%
4 Austria 20.0%
5 Germany18.9%
5 United States18.9%
7 Slovakia17.9%
8 Hungary17.1%
9 Netherlands16.6%
10 Canada16.4%
11 Czech Republic16.1%
12 Italy15.5%
13 Belgium13.9%
14 Ireland13.1%
15 Australia12.9%
16 Latvia12.5%
17 Denmark12.1%
18 Sweden12.0%
19 United Kingdom10.2%
20 Norway10.0%
21 New Zealand9.6%
22 Finland9.3%
23 Turkiye9.1%
24 Republic of Korea8.4%
25 Portugal8.0%
26 France7.8%
27 Lithuania6.1%
28 Japan3.4%

Note
Belgium: The Flemish Community only. United Kingdom: England only.

No data for 10 countries.

Source
TIMSS 2019 > International Database > TIMSS 2019 Data Almanacs - Grade 4

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = 0.544053 X +6.588
Correlation coefficient (r)0.047
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.002

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -29843.755829 X +48198.439
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.061
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.004

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -16.766330 X +82.425
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.244
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.060

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = 0.200520 X +1.504
Correlation coefficient (r)0.044
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.002

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -24.783931 X +13.842
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.294
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.086