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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:
28 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Spain20.5%
2 Chile19.1%
3 Austria18.1%
4 Slovakia17.2%
5 Poland14.9%
6 Czech Republic14.1%
6 Hungary14.1%
8 United States13.4%
9 Canada13.1%
10 Belgium12.2%
10 Italy12.2%
10 Netherlands12.2%
13 Latvia10.8%
14 France10.1%
15 Australia9.9%
16 Turkiye9.5%
17 Germany9.3%
18 United Kingdom9.0%
19 Denmark8.4%
20 Sweden8.3%
21 Finland8.2%
21 New Zealand8.2%
23 Ireland7.8%
24 Norway6.5%
25 Lithuania6.0%
26 Portugal5.4%
27 Republic of Korea4.3%
28 Japan 2.6%

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 = -0.834461 X +6.753
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.065
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.004

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -144383.209143 X +59910.154
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.265
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.070

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -23.281235 X +82.696
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.306
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.094

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = 0.594410 X +1.467
Correlation coefficient (r)0.117
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.014

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -31.360823 X +13.911
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.336
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.113