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Question: How much do you agree with these statements about learning science? - I wish I did not have to study science.
Choices: "Agree a lot" "Agree a little" "Disagree a little" "Disagree a lot"
Data: % of "Agree a lot"
Period:
Area:
26 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Egypt21.5%
2 Oman19.3%
3 Ireland19.0%
4 Kuwait18.8%
5 Israel18.0%
6 Saudi Arabia17.3%
7 Jordan16.9%
8 Republic of Korea15.6%
9 Australia 15.0%
9 United States15.0%
11 Qatar14.9%
12 Turkiye14.4%
13 United Kingdom13.8%
14 Bahrain13.2%
15 United Arab Emirates12.7%
16 South Africa12.4%
17 Hong Kong, China11.9%
18 Chile11.7%
19 Taiwan10.6%
20 Italy10.3%
20 Norway10.3%
22 New Zealand9.6%
23 Japan9.2%
24 Singapore8.3%
25 Iran8.2%
26 Malaysia3.3%

Note
United Kingdom: England only.

No data for 212 countries.

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

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = -2.060653 X +6.434
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.093
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.009

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = 23741.334633 X +37846.324
Correlation coefficient (r)0.035
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.001

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = -17.938117 X +81.524
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.147
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.022

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = 7.952168 X +0.697
Correlation coefficient (r)0.566
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.320

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = -22.868410 X +11.220
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.181
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.033