Find out by reading the latest OECD PISA reports. This also provides country surveys which consider where teenagers feel happiest. Issues considered include socioeconomic background, bullying, use of ICT, leisure time activities, diet and family and school environment.
For information on the UK – the ONS has just released the annual Young Peoples Well-being report which surveys young people aged from 16-24. It covers socioeconomic circumstances and personal satisfaction and perception. Topics include: mental health, personal finance, education, and social connections. It includes data on gender divisions. Shockingly in ‘2014 to 2015, around 1 in 4 young women (25%) reported symptoms of anxiety or depression compared with fewer than 1 in 6 young men (15%)’.
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