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Question: How much do you agree with these statements about science? - I learn things quickly in 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 Egypt65.6%
2 Jordan64.9%
3 Saudi Arabia56.4%
4 Kuwait54.5%
5 Iran53.8%
6 Bahrain51.1%
7 Turkiye50.8%
8 Oman50.2%
9 United Arab Emirates44.4%
10 Qatar41.9%
11 Israel41.1%
12 South Africa38.9%
13 United States35.1%
14 Italy28.2%
15 Malaysia27.6%
16 Chile23.5%
17 Singapore22.2%
18 Ireland21.7%
19 Norway21.0%
20 Australia20.6%
21 United Kingdom20.2%
22 New Zealand18.3%
23 Hong Kong, China17.0%
24 Taiwan11.1%
25 Republic of Korea10.9%
26 Japan 7.2%

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 = -2.614509 X +7.040
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.504
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.254

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = -71536.919259 X +66135.562
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.420
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.176

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = -19.905887 X +85.675
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.644
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.415

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = 2.630545 X +0.881
Correlation coefficient (r)0.752
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.566

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = -18.096039 X +14.648
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.566
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.320