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Question: How much do you agree with these statements about learning science? - Science is boring.
Choices: "Agree a lot" "Agree a little" "Disagree a little" "Disagree a lot"
Data: % of "Agree a lot"
Period:
Area:
28 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Chile14.6%
2 Spain12.2%
3 Finland11.7%
4 Belgium11.1%
5 Czech Republic10.9%
5 United States10.9%
7 Slovakia10.5%
8 Poland10.3%
9 Netherlands10.0%
10 Denmark9.8%
11 Hungary9.4%
12 Austria9.3%
13 Canada9.2%
13 France9.2%
15 Germany8.8%
16 Sweden8.7%
17 New Zealand8.5%
17 United Kingdom8.5%
19 Latvia8.2%
20 Australia7.8%
20 Turkiye7.8%
22 Italy6.7%
22 Norway6.7%
24 Ireland6.4%
25 Portugal6.3%
26 Republic of Korea4.3%
27 Lithuania4.1%
28 Japan 2.4%

Note
Belgium: The Flemish Community only. United Kingdom: England only.

No data for 10 countries.

Source
TIMSS 2019 > International Database > TIMSS 2019 Data Almanacs - Grade 4

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = 5.343019 X +6.196
Correlation coefficient (r)0.242
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.059

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -45173.226084 X +49840.650
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.052
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.003

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -21.088631 X +82.469
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.208
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.043

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = 2.569595 X +1.242
Correlation coefficient (r)0.306
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.094

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -49.479487 X +14.807
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.310
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.096