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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:
80 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Jordan28.8%
2 Albania27.7%
3 Palestinian Territory27.6%
4 Dominican Republic25.9%
5 Morocco25.5%
6 Uzbekistan24.6%
7 Saudi Arabia23.2%
8 Indonesia23.1%
9 Kosovo22.8%
10 Philippines22.5%
11 El Salvador22.2%
12 North Macedonia22.0%
13 Jamaica21.4%
13 Turkiye21.4%
15 Qatar21.0%
16 Georgia20.9%
17 Paraguay20.8%
18 Montenegro20.5%
19 Panama20.4%
20 Costa Rica20.3%
21 Azerbaijan20.1%
21 Thailand20.1%
23 Netherlands19.9%
24 Bulgaria19.8%
24 Serbia19.8%
26 New Zealand19.5%
27 Colombia19.4%
27 Guatemala19.4%
27 Kazakhstan19.4%
27 Mongolia19.4%
27 Taiwan19.4%
32 Mexico18.8%
33 Brazil18.6%
33 United Arab Emirates18.6%
35 Malaysia18.4%
36 Ukraine18.3%
37 Finland17.2%
38 Romania16.3%
39 Israel16.0%
39 Portugal16.0%
41 Japan 15.3%
42 Slovenia15.1%
43 Argentina14.8%
43 Austria14.8%
43 Cambodia14.8%
43 Slovakia14.8%
47 Belgium14.7%
48 Canada14.6%
48 Switzerland14.6%
50 Uruguay14.5%
51 Sweden14.0%
52 Australia13.9%
52 Malta13.9%
54 Estonia13.4%
55 Germany13.3%
56 Croatia13.2%
56 United States13.2%
58 Lithuania13.1%
59 United Kingdom13.0%
60 Poland12.9%
61 Greece12.8%
62 Moldova12.7%
62 Peru12.7%
64 Norway12.6%
65 France12.2%
65 Italy12.2%
67 Denmark12.0%
68 Hungary11.8%
69 Czech Republic11.5%
70 Republic of Korea11.1%
71 Chile10.9%
71 Latvia10.9%
73 Brunei Darussalam10.7%
74 Iceland10.1%
75 Ireland10.0%
76 Singapore8.5%
77 Hong Kong, China8.1%
78 Spain7.9%
79 Viet Nam7.8%
80 Macao, China7.6%

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 158 countries.

Source
OECD PISA 2022

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data77
Regression equation
Y = -6.506435 X +7.333
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.436
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.190

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data79
Regression equation
Y = -243813.424970 X +69106.537
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.463
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.214

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data79
Regression equation
Y = -50.817457 X +85.237
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.517
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.267

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data79
Regression equation
Y = 5.496277 X +0.858
Correlation coefficient (r)0.523
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.274

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data75
Regression equation
Y = -32.359737 X +14.052
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.337
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.114