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Question: How much do you agree with these statements about science? - It is important to do well in science.
Choices: "Agree a lot" "Agree a little" "Disagree a little" "Disagree a lot"
Data: % of "Agree a lot"
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 United States57.6%
2 United Kingdom53.4%
3 Australia44.3%
4 Japan40.5%
5 Sweden37.2%
6 Italy36.6%
7 France 27.1%
8 Republic of Korea24.5%

Note
United Kingdom: England only.

No data for 2 countries.

Source
TIMSS 2019 > International Database > TIMSS 2019 Data Almanacs - Grade 8

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 1.393334 X +6.056
Correlation coefficient (r)0.352
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.124

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 93004.373943 X +10847.869
Correlation coefficient (r)0.665
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.442

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -15.442641 X +88.263
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.696
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.484

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 1.201897 X +0.990
Correlation coefficient (r)0.416
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.173

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -12.165503 X +16.433
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.277
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.077