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Question: How much do you agree or disagree with these statements about reading? - For me, reading is a waste of time.
Choices: "Strongly disagree" "Disagree" "Agree" "Strongly agree"
Data: % of "Agree" "Strongly agree"
Period:
Area:
10 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Sweden36.6%
2 Germany33.3%
3 Australia31.0%
4 France 30.8%
5 United Kingdom30.0%
6 United States27.5%
7 Canada26.0%
8 Italy25.5%
9 Republic of Korea15.5%
10 Japan15.4%

Note
The data of Azerbaijan are collected only in Baku. The data of China are collected only in Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang.

Source
OECD PISA 2018 Compendia

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = 5.163229 X +5.252
Correlation coefficient (r)0.875
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.766

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = 111328.405960 X +18693.805
Correlation coefficient (r)0.541
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.293

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -9.677259 X +84.628
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.295
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.087

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = 3.440310 X +0.545
Correlation coefficient (r)0.812
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.659

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -31.608224 X +19.685
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.482
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.232