Tweet
Question: How much do you agree with these statements about learning science? - I wish I did not have to study science.
Choices: "Agree a lot" "Agree a little" "Disagree a little" "Disagree a lot"
Data: % of "Agree a lot"
Period:
Area:
6 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Republic of Korea15.6%
2 Australia15.0%
2 United States15.0%
4 United Kingdom 13.8%
5 Italy10.3%
6 Japan9.2%

Note
United Kingdom: England only.

No data for 4 countries.

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

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = 7.474659 X +5.513
Correlation coefficient (r)0.495
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.245

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = 376398.567374 X -1667.245
Correlation coefficient (r)0.551
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.304

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = -46.141370 X +87.901
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.421
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.177

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = 1.397486 X +1.196
Correlation coefficient (r)0.113
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.013

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = 116.992837 X -3.656
Correlation coefficient (r)0.537
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.288