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Question: How much do you agree with these statements about science? - Science is harder for me than any other subject.
Choices: "Agree a lot" "Agree a little" "Disagree a little" "Disagree a lot"
Data: % of "Agree a lot"
Period:
Area:
28 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Chile17.5%
2 Spain17.2%
3 New Zealand13.5%
4 Portugal12.9%
5 France12.8%
6 United Kingdom12.3%
7 Czech Republic11.4%
8 Turkiye10.9%
9 Hungary10.6%
9 Slovakia10.6%
11 Belgium10.5%
12 Lithuania10.4%
13 United States10.3%
14 Italy9.9%
15 Australia9.6%
16 Canada9.5%
17 Netherlands9.3%
18 Latvia8.3%
19 Austria 8.2%
20 Germany7.8%
21 Denmark7.5%
22 Poland7.3%
23 Ireland7.2%
24 Norway5.7%
25 Sweden5.3%
26 Finland4.6%
27 Japan4.1%
28 Republic of Korea3.2%

Note
Belgium: The Flemish Community only. United Kingdom: England only.

No data for 10 countries.

Source
TIMSS 2019 > International Database > TIMSS 2019 Data Almanacs - Grade 4

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -4.026294 X +7.048
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.243
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.059

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -255587.529660 X +68661.962
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.366
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.134

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -19.570700 X +82.033
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.200
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.040

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = 1.422752 X +1.395
Correlation coefficient (r)0.219
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.048

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -52.921390 X +15.563
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.442
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.195