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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 3x+5=17
Choices: "Frequently" "Sometimes" "Rarely" "Never"
Data: % of "Rarely" "Never"
Period:
Area:
80 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Albania28.8%
1 Jordan28.8%
1 Kazakhstan28.8%
4 Uzbekistan28.7%
5 Dominican Republic28.1%
6 Georgia26.7%
7 Palestinian Territory26.5%
8 Morocco25.8%
9 Montenegro25.3%
10 Azerbaijan25.0%
10 Indonesia25.0%
12 Kosovo24.4%
13 Ukraine24.0%
14 Mongolia23.9%
15 Panama23.6%
16 El Salvador23.4%
17 Bulgaria23.2%
17 Philippines23.2%
17 Taiwan23.2%
20 North Macedonia23.1%
20 Serbia23.1%
22 Qatar22.6%
23 Saudi Arabia22.2%
24 Paraguay21.6%
25 Thailand21.2%
26 Israel20.7%
26 Turkiye20.7%
28 Colombia20.6%
29 Brazil19.9%
29 Jamaica19.9%
31 Costa Rica19.7%
32 Guatemala19.5%
32 Netherlands19.5%
34 Malaysia18.9%
34 United Arab Emirates18.9%
36 Mexico18.7%
37 Portugal17.8%
38 Cambodia17.1%
39 Romania17.0%
40 New Zealand16.8%
41 Slovenia16.6%
42 Japan 16.5%
43 Poland15.8%
44 Austria15.2%
45 Argentina15.1%
45 Estonia15.1%
47 Moldova14.9%
47 United States14.9%
47 Uruguay14.9%
50 Belgium14.8%
50 Canada14.8%
52 Slovakia14.7%
52 Switzerland14.7%
54 Finland14.6%
55 Greece14.5%
56 Croatia14.4%
57 Malta14.1%
58 Lithuania14.0%
59 Hungary13.8%
60 Australia13.6%
61 Italy13.5%
62 Republic of Korea13.2%
63 Germany12.7%
64 Czech Republic12.5%
65 Peru12.2%
66 France12.0%
66 United Kingdom12.0%
68 Sweden11.6%
69 Hong Kong, China11.5%
70 Chile11.4%
70 Latvia11.4%
72 Norway11.0%
73 Singapore10.7%
74 Macao, China10.3%
75 Viet Nam10.2%
76 Denmark10.1%
76 Iceland10.1%
78 Brunei Darussalam9.9%
79 Ireland9.7%
80 Spain9.1%

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 = -7.115664 X +7.520
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.534
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.285

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data79
Regression equation
Y = -251497.833871 X +73435.673
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.540
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.292

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data79
Regression equation
Y = -52.629637 X +86.146
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.593
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.352

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data79
Regression equation
Y = 5.135358 X +0.859
Correlation coefficient (r)0.542
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.294

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data75
Regression equation
Y = -17.674111 X +11.808
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.212
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.045