Research by The Children's Society found that, in relation to 30 different aspects of life, 10- and 12-year-old children in England are unhappier than those in 11 other countries including Uganda, Ethiopia and Algeria.
English children only fared better than children in Germany, South Korea and Estonia in the 15-country study - The Good Childhood Report 2015.
The report found that more than a third (38 per cent) of 10 and 12-year-olds in England had been physically bullied in the last month, and half (50 per cent) had felt excluded.
The research found that children in England who were bullied frequently were six times more likely to have low wellbeing than children who have not been bullied.
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