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Question: How much do you agree with the following statements about yourself? - Part of the enjoyment I get from doing things is when I improve on my past performance.
Choices: "Strongly disagree" "Disagree" "Agree" "Strongly agree"
Data: % of "Agree" "Strongly agree"
Period:
Area:
38 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Republic of Korea95.0%
2 Slovenia92.2%
3 Poland90.0%
4 Portugal88.2%
5 Hungary87.8%
6 Latvia87.7%
7 United States87.1%
8 Italy86.7%
9 Greece86.1%
10 Spain85.8%
11 Mexico85.7%
12 New Zealand85.0%
13 Australia84.4%
14 Denmark83.8%
15 Colombia83.6%
16 Chile83.4%
17 Austria82.7%
18 Estonia82.6%
19 Germany82.3%
20 Turkiye82.1%
21 Canada81.3%
22 Lithuania81.0%
23 Finland 80.5%
24 Switzerland80.2%
25 Costa Rica79.8%
26 Norway79.2%
27 Ireland78.8%
28 Slovakia78.6%
29 Iceland78.3%
30 Czech Republic77.3%
31 Luxembourg76.5%
32 United Kingdom76.2%
33 Israel76.0%
34 Sweden75.4%
35 Japan72.8%
36 France71.6%
37 Netherlands60.5%
38 Belgium39.5%

Note
The data of Azerbaijan are collected only in Baku. The data of China are collected only in Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang.

Source
OECD PISA 2018 Compendia

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = -1.857139 X +8.183
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.301
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.091

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = -75687.493724 X +105649.855
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.244
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.060

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = -9.648964 X +87.637
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.239
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.057

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = -0.801902 X +2.234
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.236
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.056

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = -0.392977 X +10.177
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.009
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000