Children in the UK have the lowest wellbeing scores in Europe, according to data gathered by the Pisa study for the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development). A quarter of UK children said they had low life satisfaction compared with a European average of 16% and just 6% in the Netherlands, the country with the lowest dissatisfaction rate. Analysis by Pro Bono Economics estimates that 197,000 young people left secondary school with low levels of wellbeing in 2022.
Speaking during the second reading of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill recently, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson confirmed the government is considering developing a national measure for children's wellbeing.
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