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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:
57 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Philippines25.3%
2 Pakistan24.5%
3 Oman23.1%
4 South Africa23.0%
5 Chile19.2%
6 Kuwait16.9%
7 Morocco 15.9%
8 Spain15.7%
9 Saudi Arabia15.6%
10 Qatar15.3%
11 Montenegro15.2%
12 Lithuania15.1%
13 Poland13.5%
14 North Macedonia13.3%
15 Kosovo13.1%
16 Bosnia and Herzegovina12.9%
17 Azerbaijan12.3%
17 Italy12.3%
19 Singapore12.2%
20 Armenia12.1%
20 Cyprus12.1%
22 France12.0%
23 Hong Kong, China11.9%
24 Iran11.8%
25 Georgia11.5%
25 New Zealand11.5%
27 Bahrain11.4%
28 United Arab Emirates11.1%
29 Czech Republic10.9%
30 Malta10.8%
30 United Kingdom10.8%
32 Russian Federation10.7%
33 Bulgaria10.2%
34 Canada9.5%
35 United States9.4%
36 Portugal8.9%
37 Germany8.5%
38 Albania8.3%
39 Austria8.2%
40 Turkiye8.1%
41 Hungary7.9%
42 Denmark7.8%
43 Ireland7.6%
44 Australia7.5%
45 Belgium7.4%
45 Finland7.4%
47 Latvia7.3%
48 Serbia7.2%
49 Netherlands6.9%
49 Slovakia6.9%
51 Croatia6.8%
52 Sweden6.6%
53 Norway6.0%
54 Republic of Korea5.2%
55 Taiwan4.7%
56 Japan4.4%
57 Kazakhstan2.8%

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

No data for 181 countries.

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

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data55
Regression equation
Y = -7.078031 X +7.021
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.418
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.175

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data57
Regression equation
Y = -190207.944563 X +53037.337
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.391
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.153

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data56
Regression equation
Y = -42.531260 X +83.015
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.467
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.218

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data56
Regression equation
Y = 4.757712 X +1.141
Correlation coefficient (r)0.479
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.229

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data54
Regression equation
Y = -36.817935 X +15.618
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.296
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.088