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Question: How much do you agree with these statements about learning mathematics? - I like to solve mathematics problems.
Choices: "Agree a lot" "Agree a little" "Disagree a little" "Disagree a lot"
Data: % of "Agree a lot"
Period:
Area:
18 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Turkiye37.3%
2 Israel25.6%
3 United States21.7%
4 Portugal20.4%
5 Ireland19.5%
6 New Zealand18.7%
7 Chile17.8%
8 Australia17.5%
9 Norway17.3%
10 Italy17.2%
10 United Kingdom17.2%
12 Lithuania16.6%
13 Sweden16.5%
14 France14.6%
14 Hungary14.6%
16 Finland14.1%
17 Japan 13.3%
18 Republic of Korea11.3%

Note
United Kingdom: England only.

No data for 20 countries.

Source
TIMSS 2019 > International Database > TIMSS 2019 Data Almanacs - Grade 8

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data18
Regression equation
Y = -4.371512 X +7.436
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.380
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.144

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data18
Regression equation
Y = -47049.185586 X +55386.995
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.099
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.010

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data18
Regression equation
Y = -20.278362 X +84.465
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.357
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.127

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data18
Regression equation
Y = 4.129451 X +0.845
Correlation coefficient (r)0.555
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.308

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data18
Regression equation
Y = -52.459458 X +20.186
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.616
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.379