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Question: During the last month, how often did you have to read the following types of texts for school (in the classroom or for homework)? Fiction (e.g., novels, short stories)
Choices: "Many times" "Two or three times" "Once" "Not at all"
Data: % of "Many times"
Period:
Area:
10 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Germany40.8%
2 United Kingdom38.2%
3 United States37.8%
4 Italy37.5%
5 Canada33.0%
6 Australia31.3%
7 Japan27.6%
8 Sweden25.9%
9 France 23.2%
10 Republic of Korea19.2%

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 = 1.292595 X +6.248
Correlation coefficient (r)0.228
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.052

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = 71545.753384 X +26429.461
Correlation coefficient (r)0.361
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.130

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -18.154321 X +87.710
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.574
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.329

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = 1.275928 X +1.078
Correlation coefficient (r)0.313
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.098

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -41.623030 X +24.190
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.659
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.434