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Question: How much do you agree or disagree with these statements about reading? - For me, reading is a waste of time.
Choices: "Strongly disagree" "Disagree" "Agree" "Strongly agree"
Data: % of "Agree" "Strongly agree"
Period:
Area:
77 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Netherlands42.1%
2 Belgium41.0%
3 Norway39.4%
4 Croatia37.8%
5 Czech Republic37.6%
6 Finland36.9%
7 Sweden36.6%
8 Slovenia36.3%
9 Switzerland34.9%
10 Austria34.4%
11 Lithuania33.8%
12 Germany33.3%
13 Luxembourg33.0%
14 Australia31.0%
15 France30.8%
16 Denmark30.6%
17 United Kingdom30.0%
18 Iceland 29.9%
19 Hungary29.5%
20 Cyprus29.4%
21 Bosnia and Herzegovina27.6%
21 New Zealand27.6%
23 United States27.5%
24 Serbia27.2%
24 Slovakia27.2%
26 Romania26.9%
27 Estonia26.8%
28 Latvia26.7%
29 Ireland26.5%
30 Canada26.0%
31 Italy25.5%
32 Malta25.4%
33 Israel25.2%
34 Qatar24.8%
35 Poland24.7%
36 Thailand24.3%
37 United Arab Emirates24.0%
38 Philippines23.9%
39 Jordan22.7%
40 Taiwan22.5%
41 Saudi Arabia22.3%
42 Spain22.1%
43 Singapore21.9%
44 Bulgaria21.6%
45 Portugal21.4%
46 Hong Kong, China21.0%
47 Montenegro20.6%
48 Moldova20.5%
49 Argentina19.3%
49 Chile19.3%
51 Macao, China18.4%
52 Costa Rica18.1%
53 Azerbaijan17.6%
53 Russian Federation17.6%
55 Georgia15.8%
56 Greece15.7%
57 Ukraine15.6%
58 Republic of Korea15.5%
59 Japan15.4%
60 Uruguay14.2%
61 Indonesia13.8%
61 Panama13.8%
63 Belarus13.7%
64 Albania13.2%
64 Dominican Republic13.2%
66 Brunei Darussalam12.7%
66 Mexico12.7%
68 Morocco12.2%
69 Turkiye12.1%
70 Colombia12.0%
70 Kosovo12.0%
72 Kazakhstan11.3%
73 Malaysia9.8%
74 Brazil9.3%
75 Peru8.5%
76 Viet Nam7.6%
77 China5.3%

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 = 4.672373 X +5.218
Correlation coefficient (r)0.595
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.354

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data77
Regression equation
Y = 184014.554961 X -8787.226
Correlation coefficient (r)0.589
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.347

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data76
Regression equation
Y = 22.394609 X +73.121
Correlation coefficient (r)0.487
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.237

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data76
Regression equation
Y = -1.140962 X +1.891
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.236
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.056

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data73
Regression equation
Y = 12.380693 X +6.103
Correlation coefficient (r)0.233
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.054