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Question: How much do you agree with these statements about science? - I usually do well 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 Egypt72.6%
2 Jordan70.9%
3 Oman58.2%
4 Saudi Arabia58.0%
5 Iran57.1%
6 Bahrain56.8%
7 Kuwait53.3%
8 Qatar50.8%
8 United Arab Emirates50.8%
10 United States48.5%
11 Israel46.9%
12 Turkiye45.7%
13 South Africa37.9%
14 Norway33.5%
15 Italy28.3%
16 United Kingdom27.6%
17 Ireland26.9%
18 Australia25.9%
19 Singapore24.7%
20 Chile22.6%
21 Hong Kong, China22.2%
22 New Zealand21.6%
23 Taiwan14.7%
24 Malaysia13.9%
25 Republic of Korea11.9%
26 Japan 5.9%

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 = -2.059302 X +6.915
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.421
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.177

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = -37290.050030 X +55581.053
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.236
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.056

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = -15.782946 X +84.752
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.553
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.306

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = 2.342031 X +0.903
Correlation coefficient (r)0.725
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.526

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = -15.100536 X +14.067
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.515
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.265