The UK had the highest proportion of 15-year-olds in Europe reporting low life satisfaction in 2022

Share of 15-year-old respondents with

low* life satisfaction, %

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

EU average

16.6%

Netherlands

Romania

Spain

France

Sweden

Italy

Ireland

Germany

Poland

UK

Share of 15-year-old respondents with low* life satisfaction, %

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

EU average 16.6%

Netherlands

Romania

Spain

France

Sweden

Italy

Ireland

Germany

Poland

UK

Guardian graphic. Source: The Children's Society, The Good Childhood Report 2024, Pisa 2022 weighted data. Note: *Low life satisfaction determined as responses below the midpoint of a scale grading levels of life satisfaction