This study used data from PISA 2006, which is the latest available large-scale international survey containing information
on students’ career expectations, and which assessed scientific literacy as a primary focus in 57 countries. Because PISA
asked 15-year-old students what particular type of jobs they expected to have at age 30, the survey data offer a unique
opportunity to explore STEM occupational expectations in a comparative perspective. Two countries are excluded from the
analyses due to missing data on the dependent variable or key independent variables. First, no data is available for Qatar on
the dependent variable in PISA 2006. Second, no data is available on the characteristics of the Albanian education system. As
a result, the analytic sample includes 55 countries from PISA 2006