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Question: How much do you agree with these statements about learning science? - Science teaches me how things in the world work.
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 Turkiye67.7%
2 United States48.9%
3 Ireland47.7%
4 Israel46.5%
5 Italy46.4%
6 Australia42.9%
6 New Zealand42.9%
8 Norway38.4%
8 United Kingdom38.4%
10 Chile37.9%
11 Republic of Korea21.1%
12 Japan 16.1%

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 = -0.710622 X +6.861
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.141
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.020

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data12
Regression equation
Y = 10158.344526 X +47765.779
Correlation coefficient (r)0.044
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.002

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data12
Regression equation
Y = -14.149840 X +87.161
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.668
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.446

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data12
Regression equation
Y = 2.005252 X +0.808
Correlation coefficient (r)0.516
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.266

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data12
Regression equation
Y = -25.598659 X +20.141
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.673
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.453