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Question: How much do you agree with these statements about science? - I am just not good at science.
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 Chile19.2%
2 Spain15.7%
3 Lithuania15.1%
4 Poland13.5%
5 Italy12.3%
6 France12.0%
7 New Zealand11.5%
8 Czech Republic10.9%
9 United Kingdom10.8%
10 Canada9.5%
11 United States9.4%
12 Portugal8.9%
13 Germany8.5%
14 Austria8.2%
15 Turkiye8.1%
16 Hungary7.9%
17 Denmark7.8%
18 Ireland7.6%
19 Australia7.5%
20 Belgium7.4%
20 Finland 7.4%
22 Latvia7.3%
23 Netherlands6.9%
23 Slovakia6.9%
25 Sweden6.6%
26 Norway6.0%
27 Republic of Korea5.2%
28 Japan4.4%

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 = -1.524875 X +6.805
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.090
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.008

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -270690.954310 X +69539.348
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.379
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.144

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -21.562036 X +82.179
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.216
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.047

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -0.504473 X +1.579
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.076
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.006

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -29.069437 X +13.215
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.237
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.056