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Question: To what extent do the following statements apply to you? - "When I come across something new, I try to relate it to what I already know."
Choices: "Not at all" "Very little" "To some extent" "To a high extent" "To a very high extent"
Data: % of "To a high extent" "To a very high extent"
Period:
Area:
28 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Finland83.8%
2 Norway70.5%
3 Chile 69.6%
4 Denmark69.2%
5 Italy67.9%
6 United States67.7%
7 Sweden67.5%
8 Canada67.1%
9 Israel66.1%
10 New Zealand64.0%
11 Spain63.8%
12 Slovenia62.0%
13 Netherlands61.6%
14 Lithuania60.3%
15 Greece59.5%
16 Czech Republic59.4%
17 Slovakia58.6%
18 Estonia57.8%
19 Belgium57.1%
19 Poland57.1%
21 Turkiye55.2%
22 Ireland53.9%
23 United Kingdom52.3%
24 Austria51.0%
25 France50.7%
26 Germany50.3%
27 Republic of Korea31.4%
28 Japan30.2%

No data for 10 countries.

Source
OECD, Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC)

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = 2.752011 X +5.065
Correlation coefficient (r)0.531
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.282

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = 41800.448366 X +20979.776
Correlation coefficient (r)0.211
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.045

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -2.913018 X +82.615
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.145
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.021

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = 0.770771 X +1.051
Correlation coefficient (r)0.244
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.060

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -9.092458 X +15.484
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.230
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.053