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Question: How much do you agree with these statements about learning science? - I like science.
Choices: "Agree a lot" "Agree a little" "Disagree a little" "Disagree a lot"
Data: % of "Agree a lot"
Period:
Area:
12 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Turkiye71.4%
2 Italy40.0%
3 United States39.9%
4 Israel35.6%
5 Chile 33.9%
6 Ireland32.8%
7 Australia32.2%
8 Norway30.8%
9 New Zealand30.3%
10 United Kingdom29.5%
11 Japan20.3%
12 Republic of Korea14.9%

Note
United Kingdom: England only.

No data for 26 countries.

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

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data12
Regression equation
Y = -2.327303 X +7.366
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.480
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.230

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data12
Regression equation
Y = -52643.561633 X +70011.992
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.234
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.055

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data12
Regression equation
Y = -15.074647 X +86.496
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.738
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.545

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data12
Regression equation
Y = 1.461432 X +1.134
Correlation coefficient (r)0.390
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.152

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data12
Regression equation
Y = -25.647214 X +18.381
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.699
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.489