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Question: How much do you agree with these statements about science? - I need to do well in science to get into the university of my choice.
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 States47.3%
2 United Kingdom44.0%
3 Australia33.6%
4 Sweden26.9%
5 Italy26.6%
6 France 26.5%
7 Japan24.8%
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 = 1.753283 X +6.059
Correlation coefficient (r)0.348
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.121

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 124372.968427 X +8669.614
Correlation coefficient (r)0.697
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.486

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -24.616343 X +89.884
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.869
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.755

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 1.520074 X +0.989
Correlation coefficient (r)0.412
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.170

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -7.498192 X +13.931
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.134
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.018