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Question: How much do you agree with these statements about mathematics? - Mathematics is not one of my strengths.
Choices: "Agree a lot" "Agree a little" "Disagree a little" "Disagree a lot"
Data: % of "Agree a lot"
Period:
Area:
39 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Romania36.7%
2 Portugal36.4%
3 Japan31.8%
4 Taiwan31.3%
5 Italy29.8%
6 Egypt28.9%
7 Kuwait28.8%
7 Lithuania28.8%
9 New Zealand27.6%
10 Finland27.1%
11 Ireland27.0%
12 France26.8%
13 Hungary26.3%
13 Sweden26.3%
15 Singapore26.1%
16 Australia25.8%
16 Cyprus25.8%
18 Qatar25.5%
19 Saudi Arabia25.1%
20 Morocco24.9%
21 Jordan24.8%
22 South Africa24.6%
22 United States24.6%
24 Hong Kong, China24.4%
24 United Kingdom24.4%
26 Chile22.3%
26 Israel22.3%
28 Bahrain21.2%
29 Turkiye21.0%
30 Lebanon20.8%
31 Malaysia20.7%
32 Oman20.5%
33 Georgia19.5%
34 United Arab Emirates19.1%
35 Norway18.8%
36 Iran18.0%
37 Russian Federation16.8%
38 Republic of Korea12.8%
39 Kazakhstan 7.5%

Note
United Kingdom: England only.

No data for 199 countries.

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

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data37
Regression equation
Y = 3.203492 X +5.317
Correlation coefficient (r)0.177
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.031

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = 52094.736153 X +21796.338
Correlation coefficient (r)0.120
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.014

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = 14.780265 X +74.971
Correlation coefficient (r)0.183
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.033

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data38
Regression equation
Y = -2.442993 X +2.416
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.239
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.057

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data37
Regression equation
Y = -19.698008 X +15.428
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.161
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.026