Find comparative data on children's well-being outcomes in four core outcome areas:
- Material outcomes
- Physical health outcomes
- Cognitive development and education outcomes
- Social, emotional and cultural outcomes
Find comparative data on children's well-being outcomes in four core outcome areas:
- Material outcomes
- Physical health outcomes
- Cognitive development and education outcomes
- Social, emotional and cultural outcomes
Age range | Years available | Data access/download | |
Food, clothing, and basic necessities | |||
Children experiencing food deprivation (MAT_FDEP) | 1- to 15-year-olds | 2014 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who report not eating because of financial difficulties (MAT_NEAT) | 15-year-olds | 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who report often feeling hungry when arriving at school (MAT_HNGR) | 10-year-olds | 2016, 2019, 2021 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children experiencing clothing deprivation (MAT_CDEP) | 1- to 15-year-olds | 2014 | Download (.xlsx) |
Housing and housing quality | |||
Children experiencing housing overcrowding (MAT_OVCR) | 0- to 17-year-olds | 2010-2020 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children in households without basic sanitation facilities (MAT_SANI) | 0- to 17-year-olds | 2010-2020 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children in households experiencing poor housing conditions (MAT_HCON) | 0- to 17-year-olds | 2010-2020 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children in households experiencing severe housing deprivation (MAT_HDEP) | 0- to 17-year-olds | 2010-2020 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who report high and low satisfaction with the home they live in | |||
– Children who report high satisfaction with the home they live in (MAT_SHMEA) | 10- and 12-year-olds | 2016/19 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who report low satisfaction with the home they live in (MAT_SHMEB) | 10- and 12-year-olds | 2016/19 | Download (.xlsx) |
Learning materials and resources | |||
Children who report not having books for school work at home (MAT_BKSW) | 15-year-olds | 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who report not having a study desk at home (MAT_DSKH) | 10-year-olds | 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who report not having the money for school trips (MAT_MSCH) | 8-, 10- and 12-year-olds | 2016/19 | Download (.xlsx) |
Internet access and digital devices | |||
Children who report having their own computer or tablet at home (MAT_CMTB) | 10-year-olds | 2021 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who report not having a computer or tablet at home (MAT_COMP) | 15-year-olds | 2015, 2018, 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who report not having access to the Internet at home (TIMSS/PIRLS) (MAT_INTT) | 10-year-olds | 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who report not having an internet connection at home (PISA) (MAT_INTP) | 15-year-olds | 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who report having their own smartphone at home (MAT_PHON) | 10-year-olds | 2021 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who report having their own smartphone (MAT_PSMP) | 15-year-olds | 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who report having three or more digital devices with screens at home (MAT_TOMD) | 15-year-olds | 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
Social, leisure and recreation materials and resources | |||
Children experiencing social activity deprivation (MAT_SDEP) | 1- to 15-year-olds | 2014 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children experiencing leisure activity deprivation (MAT_LDEP) | 1- to 15-year-olds | 2014 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who report not having equipment for sports and hobbies (MAT_EQSH) | 8-, 10- and 12-year-olds | 2016/19 | Download (.xlsx) |
Overall material well-being | |||
Children who report high and low satisfaction with their material belongings | |||
– Children who report high satisfaction with their material belongings (MAT_SMATA) | 10- and 12-year-olds | 2016/19 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who report low satisfaction with their material belongings (MAT_SMATB) | 10- and 12-year-olds | 2016/19 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who report being satisfied with all the things they have (MAT_SMATC) | 15-year-olds | 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children experiencing child-specific material deprivation (MAT_CSMD) | 1- to 15-year-olds | 2014 | Download (.xlsx) |
Age range | Years available | Data access/download | |
Birth outcomes | |||
Neonatal preterm births (HTH_PRTB) | Birth | 1990-2019 | Download (.xlsx) |
Low-weight birth rates (HTH_LWBR) | Birth | 1960- | Via OECD Data Explorer |
Infant mortality rates (HTH_INFM) | 0-year-olds | 1960- | Via OECD Data Explorer |
Physical development and body image | |||
Children who are overweight or obese (HTH_OVWT) | 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds | 2013/14, 2017/18, 2021-22 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who are underweight (HTH_UNWT) | 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds | 2013/14, 2017/18, 2021-22 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children's self-reported body image | |||
– Children who report thinking their body is "about right" (HTH_BDIMA) | 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds | 2013/14, 2017/18, 2021-22 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who report thinking their body is "much too" thin or fat (HTH_BDIMB) | 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds | 2013/14, 2017/18, 2021-22 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who report high and low satisfaction with the way they look | |||
– Children who report high satisfaction with the way they look (HTH_SLOKA) | 10- and 12-year-olds | 2016/19 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who report low satisfaction with the way they look (HTH_SLOKB) | 10- and 12-year-olds | 2016/19 | Download (.xlsx) |
Physical health status | |||
Children and young people with communicable, maternal, neonatal, and/or nutritional diseases (CMNN) (HTH_CMNN) | 0- to 19-year-olds | 1990-2019 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children and young people with nutritional deficiencies (HTH_NUTD) | 0- to 19-year-olds | 1990-2019 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children and young people with non-communicable diseases (HTH_NCDI) | 0- to 19-year-olds | 1990-2019 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children and young people experiencing injuries (HTH_INJR) | 0- to 19-year-olds | 1990-2019 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children and young people with oral disorders (HTH_ORLD) | 0- to 19-year-olds | 1990-2019 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children and young people with sensory impairments | |||
– Children and young people with blindness or vision impairment conditions (HTH_BVIS) | 0- to 19-year-olds | 1990-2019 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children and young people with hearing loss (HTH_HRLS) | 0- to 19-year-olds | 1990-2019 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children living with limitations in activities due to health problems (HTH_LMAH) | 0- to 15-year-olds | 2017 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children with unmet health care needs | |||
– Children with unmet needs for medical attention (HTH_UNMM) | 0- to 15-year-olds | 2017 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children with unmet needs for dental attention (HTH_UNMD) | 0- to 15-year-olds | 2017 | Download (.xlsx) |
Overall health and physical well-being | |||
Children's self-rated health | |||
– Children who rate their own health as "excellent" (HTH_SRHLA) | 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds | 2013/14, 2017/18, 2021-22 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who rate their own health as "fair" or "poor" (HTH_SRHLB) | 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds | 2013/14, 2017/18, 2021-22 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who report high and low satisfaction with their health | |||
– Children reporting high satisfaction with their health (HTH_SHTHA) | 10- and 12-year-olds | 2016/19 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children reporting low satisfaction with their health (HTH_SHTHB) | 10- and 12-year-olds | 2016/19 | Download (.xlsx) |
Age range | Years available | Data access/download | |
Cognitive skills and abilites | |||
Children who are top performers and low achievers on the OECD PISA assessments | |||
– Children who are top performers in at least one of the three core PISA subjects (CDE_PITO) | 15-year-olds | 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who are top performers in all three core PISA subjects (CDE_PITA) | 15-year-olds | 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who are low achievers in at least one of the three core PISA subjects (CDE_PILO) | 15-year-olds | 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who are low achievers in all three core PISA subjects (CDE_PILA) | 15-year-olds | 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who are top performers and low achievers on the PIRLS reading assessment | |||
– Children who are top performers on the PIRLS reading assessment (CDE_PRTA) | 10-year-olds | 2011, 2016, 2021 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who are low achievers on the PIRLS reading assessment (CDE_PRLA) | 10-year-olds | 2011, 2016, 2021 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who are top performers and low achievers on the TIMSS mathematics and science assessments | |||
– Children who are top performers in at least one of the two TIMSS assessment subjects (CDE_TMTO) | 10-year-olds | 2015, 2019 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who are top performers in both of the two TIMSS assessment subjects (CDE_TMTA) | 10-year-olds | 2015, 2019 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who are low achievers in at least one of the two TIMSS assessment subjects (CDE_TMLO) | 10-year-olds | 2015, 2019 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who are low achievers in both of the two TIMSS assessment subjects (CDE_TMLA) | 10-year-olds | 2015, 2019 | Download (.xlsx) |
Self-reported digital skills | |||
Children who report being able to assess the quality of the information found online (CDE_AINF) | 15-year-olds | 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who are and are not able to easily search for information online | |||
– Children who report being able to search for relevant information online (CDE_SINF) | 15-year-olds | 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who agree that it is easy for them to find information on the internet (CDE_FINFA) | 10-year-olds | 2019, 2021 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who disagree a lot that it is easy for them to find information on the internet (CDE_FINFB) | 10-year-olds | 2019, 2021 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who agree that they can tell if a website is trustworthy (CDE_WSTA) | 10-year-olds | 2021 | Download (.xlsx) |
Learning skills and metacognition | |||
Children with high and low relative knowledge of strategies for understanding and remembering | |||
– Children with high relative knowledge of strategies for understanding and remembering (CDE_UNREA) | 15-year-olds | 2018 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children with low relative knowledge of strategies for understanding and remembering (CDE_UNREB) | 15-year-olds | 2018 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children with high and low relative knowledge of strategies for summarising | |||
– Children with high relative knowledge of strategies for summarising (CDE_SUMMA) | 15-year-olds | 2018 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children with low relative knowledge of strategies for summarising (CDE_SUMMB) | 15-year-olds | 2018 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children with high and low relative knowledge of strategies for assessing credibility | |||
– Children with high relative knowledge of strategies for assessing credibility (CDE_ASCRA) | 15-year-olds | 2018 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children with low relative knowledge of strategies for assessing credibility (CDE_ASCRB) | 15-year-olds | 2018 | Download (.xlsx) |
Education progression and attainment | |||
Children who report having ever repeated a school grade (CDE_REPS) | 15-year-olds | 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children and young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) (CDE_NEET) | 15- to 29-year-olds | 1997- | Via OECD Data Explorer |
Satisfaction with learning and confidence in abilities | |||
Children who report high and low satisfaction with their learning | |||
– Children who report being satisfied with what they learn at school (PISA) (CDE_PSLER) | 15-year-olds | 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who report high satisfaction with the things they have learned in school (ISCWEB) (CDE_SLERA) | 10- and 12-year-olds | 2016/19 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who report low satisfaction with the things they have learned in school (ISCWEB) (CDE_SLERB) | 10- and 12-year-olds | 2016/19 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who report feeling a lot of schoolwork pressure (CDE_SPRS) | 15-year-olds | 2013-14, 2017-18, 2021-22 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who express high and low relative self-perceived competence in reading | |||
– Children who express high relative self-perceived comptence in reading (CDE_CMPRA) | 15-year-olds | 2018 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who express low relative self-perceived comptence in reading (CDE_CMPRB) | 15-year-olds | 2018 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who are and are not confident in reading | |||
– Children who are very confident in reading (CDE_CONRA) | 10-year-olds | 2021 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who are not confident in reading (CDE_CONRB) | 10-year-olds | 2021 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who are and are not confident in mathematics | |||
– Children who are very confident in mathematics (CDE_CONMA) | 10-year-olds | 2019 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who are not confident in mathematics (CDE_CONMB) | 10-year-olds | 2019 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who express high relative levels of mathematics anxiety (CDE_ANXM) | 15-year-olds | 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who are and are not confident in science | |||
– Children who are very confident in science (CDE_CONSA) | 10-year-olds | 2019 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who are not confident in science (CDE_CONSB) | 10-year-olds | 2019 | Download (.xlsx) |
Age range | Years available | Data access/download | |
Safety, emotional security, and basic emotional needs | |||
Children who report feeling safe at home (SEC_FSAFA) | 8-, 10- and 12-year-olds | 2016/19 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who report feeling safe on their way to/back from school (SEC_SWSC) | 15-year-olds | 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who report feeling and not feeling safe at school | |||
– Children who report feeling safe at school (PISA) (SEC_SASC) | 15-year-olds | 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who agree that they feel safe at school (TIMSS/PRILS) (SEC_SASA) | 10-year-olds | 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who disagree a lot that they feel safe at school (TIMSS/PRILS) (SEC_SASB) | 10-year-olds | 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who have negative perceptions of others | |||
– Children who report being suspicious of others' intentions (SEC_SUSO) | 15-year-olds | 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who think that others will try to harm them (SEC_TOWH) | 15-year-olds | 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who have positive perceptions of others | |||
– Children who believe that most people are honest (SEC_MPHO) | 15-year-olds | 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who believe that most people are kind (SEC_MPKD) | 15-year-olds | 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who report feeling lonely most of the time (SEC_LNLY) | 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds | 2021/22 | Download (.xlsx) |
Socio-emotional skills | |||
Children who express self-efficacy and resilience | |||
– Children who report finding a solution to a problem most of the time (SEC_SPBS) | 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds | 2021/22 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who report managing to do the things they decide to do (SEC_MANT) | 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds | 2021/22 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who present high and low relative growth mindsets | |||
– Children who present high relative levels of a growth mindset (SEC_GRMIA) | 15-year-olds | 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who present low relative levels of a growth mindset (SEC_GRMIB) | 15-year-olds | 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who present high and low relative stress-resistance | |||
– Children who present high relative stress-resistance (SEC_STRRA) | 15-year-olds | 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who present low relative stress-resistance (SEC_STRRB) | 15-year-olds | 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who present high and low relative cooperation | |||
– Children who present high relative levels of cooperation (SEC_COOPA) | 15-year-olds | 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who present low relative levels of cooperation (SEC_COOPB) | 15-year-olds | 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who present high and low relative empathy | |||
– Children who present high relative empathy (SEC_EMPTA) | 15-year-olds | 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who present low relative empathy (SEC_EMPTB) | 15-year-olds | 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who present high and low relative emotional control | |||
– Children who present high relative emotional control (SEC_EMCA) | 15-year-olds | 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who present low relative emotional control (SEC_EMCB) | 15-year-olds | 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who present high and low relative curiosity | |||
– Children who present high relative curiosity (SEC_CURA) | 15-year-olds | 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who present low relative curiosity (SEC_CURB) | 15-year-olds | 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who present high and low relative perseverance | |||
– Children who present high relative perseverance (SEC_PSVRA) | 15-year-olds | 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who present low relative perseverance (SEC_PSVRB) | 15-year-olds | 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
Mental health status and disorders | |||
Children who report multiple subjective health complaints (SEC_MSHC) | 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds | 2013/14, 2017/18, 2021/22 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children and young people with mental disorders (SEC_DMEN) | 0- to 19-year-olds | 1990-2019 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children and young people with depressive disorders (SEC_DDEP) | 0- to 19-year-olds | 1990-2019 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children and young people with anxiety disorders (SEC_DANX) | 0- to 19-year-olds | 1990-2019 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children and young people with conduct disorder (SEC_DCON) | 5- to 19-year-olds | 1990-2019 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children and young people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (SEC_DADH) | 0- to 19-year-olds | 1990-2019 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children and young people with developmental intellectual disabilities (ID) (SEC_DIID) | 0- to 19-year-olds | 1990-2019 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children and young people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) (SEC_DASD) | 0- to 19-year-olds | 1990-2019 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children and young people with eating disorders (SEC_DETG) | 10- to 19-year-olds | 1990-2019 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children and young people engaging in self-harm (SEC_DSFH) | 10- to 19-year-olds | 1990-2019 | Download (.xlsx) |
Child and young person deaths from intentional self-harm (SEC_MSFH) | 10- to 19-year-olds | 2000-2019 | Download (.xlsx) |
Affects | |||
Children who report regularly feeling low (SEC_FLOW) | 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds | 2013/14, 2017/18, 2021/22 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who report regularly feeling irritable (SEC_FIRR) | 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds | 2013/14, 2017/18, 2021/22 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who report regularly feeling nervous (SEC_FNER) | 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds | 2013/14, 2017/18, 2021/22 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who report high perceived stress (SEC_STRS) | 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds | 2021/22 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who report poor mental well-being (SEC_WHOF) | 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds | 2021/22 | Download (.xlsx) |
Overall life satisfaction and sense of meaning in life | |||
Children who report high and low satisfaction with their life as a whole | |||
– Children who report high satisfaction with their life as a whole (PISA) (SEC_PLFSA) | 15-year-olds | 2015, 2018, 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who report high life satisfaction (HBSC) (SEC_HLFSA) | 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds | 2013/14, 2017/18, 2021/22 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who report low satisfaction with their life as a whole (PISA) (SEC_PLFSB) | 15-year-olds | 2015, 2018, 2022 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who report low life satisfaction (HBSC) (SEC_HLFSB) | 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds | 2013/14, 2017/18, 2021/22 | Download (.xlsx) |
Children who express a sense of meaning in life | |||
– Children who agree that their life has clear meaning or purpose (SEC_MCMPA) | 15-year-olds | 2018 | Download (.xlsx) |
– Children who agree that they have a clear sense of what gives meaning to their life (SEC_MSMLA) | 15-year-olds | 2018 | Download (.xlsx) |