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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 6x2 +5 = 29
Choices: "Frequently" "Sometimes" "Rarely" "Never"
Data: % of "Rarely" "Never"
Period:
Area:
80 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Albania27.1%
2 Dominican Republic25.9%
3 Jordan25.6%
4 Morocco25.5%
5 Indonesia24.1%
6 Jamaica23.6%
6 Palestinian Territory23.6%
6 Uzbekistan23.6%
9 Philippines22.9%
10 North Macedonia22.6%
11 El Salvador21.7%
11 Saudi Arabia21.7%
13 Montenegro21.6%
14 Serbia21.5%
15 Georgia21.4%
15 Kazakhstan21.4%
15 Turkiye21.4%
18 Thailand21.3%
19 Mongolia20.9%
20 Azerbaijan20.8%
20 Kosovo20.8%
22 Bulgaria20.7%
23 Paraguay20.6%
24 Panama20.4%
25 New Zealand20.3%
25 Qatar20.3%
27 Colombia20.2%
28 Taiwan20.1%
29 Japan 20.0%
30 Malaysia19.9%
31 Guatemala19.7%
32 Costa Rica18.9%
33 Slovenia18.8%
33 Ukraine18.8%
35 Mexico18.7%
36 Brazil18.6%
36 Netherlands18.6%
38 Slovakia18.5%
39 United Arab Emirates18.2%
40 Portugal17.5%
41 Cambodia17.2%
42 Romania16.5%
43 United States16.4%
44 Israel16.0%
45 Canada15.9%
45 Switzerland15.9%
47 Italy15.8%
48 Australia15.6%
48 Croatia15.6%
50 Argentina15.5%
51 Estonia15.4%
52 Austria15.3%
53 Belgium15.1%
53 Sweden15.1%
55 Poland15.0%
56 Czech Republic14.9%
57 Finland14.8%
58 United Kingdom14.5%
59 Hungary14.3%
60 Uruguay14.0%
61 Republic of Korea13.7%
62 Germany13.4%
63 France13.3%
64 Malta13.2%
65 Denmark13.1%
65 Greece13.1%
67 Lithuania13.0%
68 Latvia12.6%
68 Moldova12.6%
70 Norway12.4%
70 Peru12.4%
72 Brunei Darussalam11.8%
73 Chile11.3%
74 Ireland11.1%
75 Singapore10.7%
76 Iceland10.6%
77 Viet Nam9.0%
78 Spain8.8%
79 Macao, China8.1%
80 Hong Kong, China8.0%

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 = -7.753273 X +7.598
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.462
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.213

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data79
Regression equation
Y = -279069.809281 X +77044.773
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.483
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.233

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data79
Regression equation
Y = -59.174155 X +87.039
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.538
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.289

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data79
Regression equation
Y = 5.613354 X +0.799
Correlation coefficient (r)0.477
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.228

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data75
Regression equation
Y = -30.149875 X +13.928
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.283
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.080