PISA 2015 Students' Well-Being

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Are 15-year-olds students happy in your country?

Schools are not just places where students acquire academic skills; they also help students become more resilient in the face of adversity, feel more connected with the people around them, and aim higher in their aspirations for their future
Not least, schools are the first place where children experience society in all its facets, and those experiences can have a profound influence on students’ attitudes and behaviour in life
PISA is best known for its data on learning outcomes, but it also studies students’ satisfaction with life, their relationships with peers, teachers and parents, and how they spend their time outside of school
PISA results show that students differ greatly, both between and within countries, in how satisfied they are with their life, their motivation to achieve, how anxious they feel about their schoolwork, their expectations for the future, and their perceptions of being bullied at school or treated unfairly by their teachers
Students in some of the countries that top the PISA league tables in science and mathematics reported comparatively low satisfaction with life; but Finland, the Netherlands and Switzerland seem able to combine good learning outcomes with highly satisfied students
It is tempting to equate low levels of life satisfaction among students in East Asia or elsewhere to long study hours, but the data show no relationship between the time students spend studying, whether in or outside of school, and their satisfaction with life
There are other factors that make a difference to student well-being, and much comes down to teachers, parents and schools
The challenges to students’ well-being are many, and there are no simple solutions
The findings from PISA show how teachers, schools and parents can make a real difference