Research and analysis

State of the nation 2021: children and young people’s wellbeing

A report on the wellbeing of children and young people over the academic year 2020 to 2021.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 8 February 2022

Documents

State of the nation 2021: executive summary

PDF, 190 KB, 11 pages

State of the nation 2021: children and young people’s wellbeing research report

Ref: ISBN 978-1-83870-325-7

PDF, 1.71 MB, 232 pages

Details

This report collates and presents new analysis of published evidence on the wellbeing of children and young people over the period of August 2020 to July 2021, including:

• statistics on the personal wellbeing of children and young people in England and the UK
• a wider set of indicators on their:
  • mental and physical health
  • education and skills
  • relationships
  • activities and time use
  • views on the self, society, and future
• an analysis of COVID-19 and the psychological health of young adults: evidence from the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England 2 (LSYPE2)
• an analysis of individual predictors of school attendance in 2020 to 2021

State of the nation 2020: children and young people’s wellbeing and State of the nation 2019: children and young people’s wellbeing are also available.

Published 8 February 2022