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Question: How much do you agree with the following statements? - I have always had difficulty with reading.
Choices: "Strongly disagree" "Disagree" "Agree" "Strongly agree"
Data: % of "Agree" "Strongly agree"
Period:
Area:
77 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Philippines41.1%
2 Viet Nam39.8%
3 Thailand33.5%
4 Indonesia30.3%
5 Brunei Darussalam29.0%
6 Jordan27.2%
7 Norway26.8%
8 Iceland26.7%
9 Republic of Korea25.5%
10 Peru24.8%
11 Kazakhstan24.4%
12 Chile23.5%
13 Mexico23.1%
13 New Zealand23.1%
15 Japan22.9%
16 Colombia22.8%
17 Macao, China22.3%
18 United Arab Emirates21.3%
19 Netherlands21.1%
20 Malaysia20.8%
20 United States20.8%
22 Portugal20.6%
23 Cyprus20.5%
24 Argentina20.2%
25 Germany20.1%
26 Azerbaijan20.0%
26 France20.0%
28 Qatar19.9%
28 Uruguay19.9%
30 Taiwan19.8%
31 Australia19.7%
32 Hong Kong, China19.5%
32 Panama19.5%
34 Belgium19.2%
34 China 19.2%
34 Dominican Republic19.2%
37 Georgia19.1%
38 United Kingdom19.0%
39 Sweden18.9%
40 Brazil18.6%
41 Greece18.5%
42 Costa Rica18.3%
43 Ireland18.2%
44 Singapore18.1%
45 Switzerland17.9%
46 Czech Republic17.8%
47 Canada17.6%
47 Denmark17.6%
49 Finland17.1%
50 Bulgaria16.6%
51 Israel15.8%
52 Lithuania15.5%
53 Saudi Arabia15.4%
54 Morocco15.3%
55 Albania15.2%
55 Moldova15.2%
57 Spain15.1%
58 Luxembourg14.7%
59 Italy14.6%
60 Slovakia14.4%
61 Turkiye14.2%
62 Malta14.1%
63 Russian Federation13.9%
64 Austria13.6%
65 Poland13.5%
66 Romania13.2%
67 Montenegro12.9%
68 Latvia12.6%
69 Slovenia12.3%
70 Estonia12.0%
71 Kosovo11.9%
71 Ukraine11.9%
73 Croatia11.6%
73 Hungary11.6%
75 Serbia10.8%
76 Belarus10.7%
77 Bosnia and Herzegovina10.4%

Note
The data of Azerbaijan are collected only in Baku. The data of China are collected only in Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang.

No data for 161 countries.

Source
OECD PISA 2018 Compendia

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data73
Regression equation
Y = -0.414304 X +6.383
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.035
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.001

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data77
Regression equation
Y = -11098.296292 X +35583.816
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.024
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.001

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data76
Regression equation
Y = -3.179400 X +78.870
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.046
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.002

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data76
Regression equation
Y = 2.102177 X +1.229
Correlation coefficient (r)0.292
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.085

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data73
Regression equation
Y = -21.958727 X +13.159
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.278
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.077