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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:
26 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Egypt76.7%
2 Jordan76.4%
3 Iran70.2%
4 Kuwait70.0%
5 Saudi Arabia68.1%
6 Turkiye67.7%
7 South Africa66.6%
8 Oman66.5%
9 United Arab Emirates64.9%
10 Bahrain64.7%
11 Malaysia63.1%
12 Qatar61.2%
13 Singapore50.4%
14 United States48.9%
15 Ireland47.7%
16 Israel46.5%
17 Italy46.4%
18 Australia42.9%
18 New Zealand42.9%
20 Norway38.4%
20 United Kingdom38.4%
22 Chile37.9%
23 Hong Kong, China36.0%
24 Taiwan28.9%
25 Republic of Korea21.1%
26 Japan 16.1%

Note
United Kingdom: England only.

No data for 212 countries.

Source
TIMSS 2019 > International Database > TIMSS 2019 Data Almanacs - Grade 8

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = -2.511008 X +7.449
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.468
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.219

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = -63614.389529 X +74663.273
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.362
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.131

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = -23.024877 X +90.858
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.720
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.518

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = 2.411167 X +0.532
Correlation coefficient (r)0.666
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.444

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = -17.123783 X +17.318
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.518
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.268