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Question: How much do you agree with these statements about science? - It is important to learn about science to get ahead in the world.
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 States42.1%
2 United Kingdom37.4%
3 Australia34.3%
4 Republic of Korea26.8%
5 Italy25.0%
6 France 21.4%
7 Sweden17.8%
8 Japan15.8%

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 = 1.030207 X +6.332
Correlation coefficient (r)0.214
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.046

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 105826.856926 X +19007.369
Correlation coefficient (r)0.622
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.387

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -20.858539 X +87.814
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.773
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.598

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 0.647245 X +1.294
Correlation coefficient (r)0.184
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.034

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 0.289382 X +11.469
Correlation coefficient (r)0.005
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000