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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:
57 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Azerbaijan31.5%
2 Kosovo26.5%
3 Philippines23.4%
4 South Africa22.4%
5 Kuwait22.1%
6 Bosnia and Herzegovina21.2%
7 Montenegro21.0%
7 Oman21.0%
9 Spain20.5%
10 Pakistan20.0%
11 Chile19.1%
12 Saudi Arabia18.9%
13 Austria18.1%
14 Slovakia17.2%
15 Cyprus16.6%
16 Malta16.4%
17 Croatia15.9%
18 Serbia15.4%
19 Qatar15.3%
20 North Macedonia15.2%
21 Poland14.9%
22 Czech Republic14.1%
22 Hungary14.1%
24 Morocco14.0%
25 United States13.4%
26 Canada13.1%
27 United Arab Emirates12.9%
28 Bahrain12.7%
29 Russian Federation12.3%
30 Belgium12.2%
30 Italy12.2%
30 Netherlands12.2%
33 Iran11.4%
34 Armenia11.2%
35 Albania11.1%
36 Latvia10.8%
37 Hong Kong, China10.6%
38 Bulgaria10.3%
39 France10.1%
40 Australia9.9%
41 Turkiye9.5%
42 Germany9.3%
43 Singapore9.1%
44 Georgia9.0%
44 United Kingdom9.0%
46 Denmark8.4%
47 Sweden8.3%
48 Finland8.2%
48 New Zealand8.2%
50 Ireland7.8%
51 Taiwan7.5%
52 Norway 6.5%
53 Kazakhstan6.4%
54 Lithuania6.0%
55 Portugal5.4%
56 Republic of Korea4.3%
57 Japan2.6%

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 = -3.826326 X +6.749
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.282
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.080

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data57
Regression equation
Y = -183272.663701 X +56182.272
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.449
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.202

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data56
Regression equation
Y = -37.782430 X +83.278
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.499
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.249

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data56
Regression equation
Y = 2.363166 X +1.364
Correlation coefficient (r)0.286
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.082

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data54
Regression equation
Y = -35.065526 X +16.115
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.323
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.104