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Question: How often have you encountered the following types of mathematics tasks during your time at school? - Solving an equation like 2(x+3) = (x+3)(x-3)
Choices: "Frequently" "Sometimes" "Rarely" "Never"
Data: % of "Rarely" "Never"
Period:
Area:
37 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Turkiye21.4%
2 Costa Rica20.3%
3 Netherlands19.9%
4 New Zealand19.5%
5 Colombia19.4%
6 Mexico18.8%
7 Finland17.2%
8 Israel16.0%
8 Portugal16.0%
10 Japan15.3%
11 Slovenia15.1%
12 Austria14.8%
12 Slovakia14.8%
14 Belgium14.7%
15 Canada14.6%
15 Switzerland14.6%
17 Sweden14.0%
18 Australia13.9%
19 Estonia13.4%
20 Germany13.3%
21 United States13.2%
22 Lithuania13.1%
23 United Kingdom13.0%
24 Poland12.9%
25 Greece12.8%
26 Norway12.6%
27 France12.2%
27 Italy12.2%
29 Denmark12.0%
30 Hungary11.8%
31 Czech Republic11.5%
32 Republic of Korea11.1%
33 Chile10.9%
33 Latvia 10.9%
35 Iceland10.1%
36 Ireland10.0%
37 Spain7.9%

Note
The data of Azerbaijan are collected only in Baku. The data of Ukraine are collected from 18 out of 27 regions.

No data for 1 countries.

Source
OECD PISA 2022

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data37
Regression equation
Y = -1.506332 X +6.887
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.083
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.007

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data37
Regression equation
Y = -203993.159017 X +71327.488
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.251
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.063

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data37
Regression equation
Y = -28.025250 X +83.754
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.236
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.056

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data37
Regression equation
Y = 2.545501 X +1.231
Correlation coefficient (r)0.253
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.064

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data37
Regression equation
Y = -35.859781 X +14.983
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.272
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.074