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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 17.
Published in final edited form as: Child Indic Res. 2020 Dec 15;24:1251–1292. doi: 10.1007/s12187-020-09788-8

Table 7. Change in the proportion of students reporting low life satisfaction between 2015 and 2018, by urbanity.

  2015 2018 Absolute Change
<3 K 3-15 K 15-100 K 100 K-1 M >1 M <3 K 3-15 K 15-100 K 100 K-1 M >1 M <3 K Q Q
B S.E.
England 19.22% 21.90% 21.90% 28.67% 25.30% 36.75% 32.11% 34.54% 34.52% 35.07% 17.53%** 0.05
United Kingdom 19.19% 21.67% 21.67% 27.02% 25.23% 34.44% 32.10% 34.03% 34.15% 34.98% 15.25%*** 0.04
Poland 20.78% 20.83% 20.83% 25.91% 28.25% 25.99% 28.63% 28.83% 26.18% 25.94% 5.21%** 0.02
Wales 21.47% 22.59% 22.59% 23.39% 27.09% 30.63% 31.50% 33.29% 5.62% 0.04
N. Ireland 17.50% 16.23% 16.23% 20.72% 26.16% 30.65% 28.18% 29.19% 8.66% 0.09
Scotland 16.85% 21.41% 21.41% 20.07% 35.51% 33.43% 31.18% 33.25% 18.66%*** 0.03
Ireland 16.72% 19.57% 19.57% 19.22% 17.31% 23.04% 27.55% 28.04% 26.16% 30.25% 6.31%** 0.02
Russia 14.99% 16.21% 16.21% 17.18% 18.20% 16.86% 22.03% 24.22% 23.74% 25.01% 1.87% 0.03
United States 18.14% 18.69% 18.69% 22.12% 22.49% 26.05% 28.12% 25.66% 30.87% 29.05% 7.91%* 0.04
Chile 23.85% 17.66% 17.66% 24.08% 21.63% 28.68% 21.15% 24.14% 26.15% 24.92% 4.83% 0.11
Germany 17.79% 17.79% 16.45% 17.74% 19.33% 21.15% 22.15% 19.86%
Japan 31.64% 31.64% 27.14% 25.11% 45.04% 34.46% 38.21% 36.52%
Brazil 16.25% 16.03% 16.03% 18.04% 21.03% 15.02% 20.57% 22.43% 25.59% 26.03% −1.23% 0.03
Luxembourg 20.41% 20.41% 17.14% 23.23% 25.67% 22.16%
Slovenia 15.73% 21.26% 21.26% 21.84% 18.38% 28.18% 28.13% 23.96% 2.65% 0.04
United Arab Emirates 21.10% 22.92% 22.92% 24.53% 24.38% 26.17% 26.79% 27.31% 26.11% 30.88% 5.07% 0.03
France 13.83% 14.56% 14.56% 13.59% 13.18% 20.70% 19.69% 18.80% 21.87% 16.13% 6.87% 0.06
Estonia 17.69% 17.81% 17.81% 18.02% 20.77% 23.20% 20.92% 19.49% 3.08% 0.02
Turkey 40.72% 40.72% 41.41% 40.69% 40.76% 44.91% 46.59% 45.29%
Finland 13.97% 11.18% 11.18% 10.65% 15.73% 16.25% 14.77% 14.72% 1.76% 0.03
Latvia 16.65% 16.82% 16.82% 17.65% 22.54% 21.37% 20.24% 21.34% 5.90%* 0.02
Slovakia 20.58% 16.51% 16.51% 23.73% 22.61% 18.78% 22.17% 22.89% 2.03% 0.03
Croatia 12.97% 12.97% 11.81% 20.09% 17.32% 16.03% 17.26% 20.45%
Netherlands 9.26% 9.26% 6.65% 7.45% 8.66% 9.74%
Iceland 14.93% 13.44% 13.44% 15.72% 17.96% 18.06% 17.21% 17.18% 3.03% 0.02
Thailand 18.07% 15.13% 15.13% 19.51% 14.91% 16.73% 20.14% 20.84% 20.48% 18.79% −1.34% 0.02
Qatar 18.78% 20.27% 20.27% 21.66% 22.19% 30.11% 28.19% 26.06% 27.32% 26.58% 11.33%*** 0.03
Colombia 13.60% 15.32% 15.32% 17.67% 19.57% 15.73% 14.32% 17.73% 19.12% 22.03% 2.13% 0.02
Portugal 14.97% 17.24% 17.24% 15.69% 17.60% 17.35% 19.97% 20.36% 19.96% 21.90% 2.38% 0.05
Costa Rica 12.27% 9.52% 9.52% 12.21% 14.84% 13.78% 13.42% 15.45% 2.56%* 0.01
Switzerland 14.04% 11.50% 11.50% 13.94% 16.92% 17.66% 15.51% 17.94% 2.88% 0.04
Hungary 20.39% 20.39% 18.85% 22.17% 20.98% 23.77% 23.01% 21.52%
Austria 13.24% 15.88% 15.88% 15.28% 20.57% 17.26% 21.21% 19.31% 20.35% 30.44% 4.02% 0.04
Greece 25.26% 24.56% 24.56% 24.92% 25.32% 21.40% 20.89% 23.96% 24.08% 23.26% −3.86% 0.04
Lithuania 15.31% 13.67% 13.67% 14.56% 16.38% 18.85% 15.26% 19.11% 1.07% 0.02
Bulgaria 22.68% 23.01% 23.01% 21.50% 19.17% 17.16% 23.97% 22.03% 24.49% 24.99% −5.52% 0.05
Montenegro 15.49% 15.49% 19.38% 19.85% 19.13% 20.87%
Mexico 14.75% 12.71% 12.71% 11.01% 10.48% 9.50% 12.06% 10.97% 10.85% 12.29% −5.25%** 0.02
Peru 22.88% 18.90% 18.90% 21.18% 16.48% 14.71% 20.79% 22.50% 21.78% 24.15% −8.17%*** 0.02
Taiwan 27.96% 32.13% 32.13% 31.93% 30.82% 34.84% 33.58% 32.38% 31.09% 32.22% 6.89% 0.07
Czech Republic 31.02% 22.21% 22.21% 22.94% 24.00% 25.14% 24.45% 24.43% 25.60% 29.23% −5.88% 0.05
Uruguay 13.57% 17.69% 17.69% 14.10% 18.24% 17.42% 16.34% 16.52% 17.34% 18.67% 3.85% 0.03
Spain 14.15% 15.26% 15.26% 15.61% 16.25% 17.33% 16.50% 17.20% 17.20% 18.75% 3.18% 0.03
Italy 17.74% 24.50% 24.50% 22.06% 22.84% 16.99% 22.58% 21.48% 22.18% 26.08% −0.74% 0.03
South Korea 29.96% 29.96% 34.88% 33.69% 35.99% 30.52% 33.45% 32.53%
Hong Kong
Macao
  Absolute Change Relative Change
3-15 K Q Q 15-100 K Q Q 100 K-1 M Q Q >1 M Q Q <3 K 3-15 K 15-100 K 100 K-1 M >1 M
B S.E. B S.E. B S.E. B S.E.
England 10.22%*** 0.03 10.53%*** 0.02 5.85%* 0.03 9.77%* 0.04 91.19% 46.66% 48.08% 20.40% 38.61%
United Kingdom 10.43%*** 0.02 10.25%*** 0.02 7.13%*** 0.02 9.75%* 0.04 79.44% 48.15% 47.33% 26.39% 38.66%
Poland 7.80%*** 0.02 9.87%*** 0.02 0.27% 0.02 −2.30% 0.04 25.10% 37.45% 47.39% 1.04% −8.16%
Wales 8.04%** 0.02 9.25%*** 0.02 9.90%*** 0.02 26.17% 35.57% 40.96% 42.31%
N. Ireland 14.42%*** 0.03 8.74%** 0.03 8.47%** 0.03 49.49% 88.83% 53.86% 40.86%
Scotland 12.01%*** 0.02 7.81%*** 0.02 13.19%*** 0.03 110.76% 56.11% 36.46% 65.72%
Ireland 7.98%*** 0.02 7.76%*** 0.02 6.95%** 0.03 12.94%*** 0.02 37.76% 40.77% 39.65% 36.16% 74.75%
Russia 5.82%** 0.02 7.58%*** 0.02 6.56%*** 0.02 6.81%*** 0.02 12.46% 35.91% 46.75% 38.16% 37.43%
United States 9.43%*** 0.03 7.11%*** 0.02 8.75%*** 0.02 6.56%* 0.03 43.61% 50.44% 38.06% 39.55% 29.15%
Chile 3.50% 0.03 6.27%*** 0.02 2.07% 0.02 3.29%* 0.02 20.25% 19.81% 35.52% 8.60% 15.24%
Germany 1.54% 0.02 6.14%*** 0.02 5.70%* 0.02 2.12% 0.04 8.67% 34.49% 34.67% 11.95%
Japan 13.40%** 0.05 6.04%** 0.02 11.07%*** 0.01 11.41%*** 0.02 42.36% 19.08% 40.81% 45.46%
Brazil 4.54%* 0.02 5.97%*** 0.01 7.55%*** 0.01 5.01%** 0.02 −7.58% 28.31% 37.24% 41.82% 23.80%
Luxembourg 2.82%* 0.01 5.85%*** 0.02 5.02%*** 0.01 13.80% 28.65% 29.26%
Slovenia 6.92%*** 0.02 5.83%*** 0.01 2.11% 0.02 16.86% 32.57% 27.43% 9.67%
United Arab Emirates 3.87%* 0.02 4.91%** 0.02 1.58% 0.01 6.50%*** 0.02 24.01% 16.88% 21.42% 6.44% 26.65%
France 5.13%** 0.02 4.76%*** 0.01 8.28%*** 0.02 2.95% 0.03 49.67% 35.27% 32.67% 60.95% 22.42%
Estonia 5.39%** 0.02 4.40%*** 0.01 1.47% 0.01 17.40% 30.24% 24.68% 8.16%
Turkey 0.04% 0.05 4.06% 0.02 5.18%* 0.03 4.60%** 0.02 0.10% 9.96% 12.52% 11.30%
Finland 5.07%*** 0.01 3.92%*** 0.01 4.07%** 0.01 12.61% 45.34% 35.10% 38.20%
Latvia 4.54%** 0.02 3.71%* 0.02 3.69%* 0.01 35.43% 27.02% 22.07% 20.91%
Slovakia 2.27% 0.02 3.26%** 0.01 −0.84% 0.03 9.84% 13.77% 19.78% −3.53%
Croatia 4.35%** 0.02 2.82%** 0.01 5.46%*** 0.01 0.35% 0.03 33.58% 21.75% 46.20% 1.76%
Netherlands −1.81% 0.02 2.72%*** 0.01 3.09%* 0.01 −19.59% 29.38% 46.45%
Iceland 4.62%* 0.02 2.54% 0.02 1.46% 0.02 20.27% 34.42% 18.90% 9.31%
Thailand 5.00%** 0.02 2.33% 0.02 0.97% 0.03 3.88% 0.03 −7.43% 33.06% 15.38% 4.98% 26.02%
Qatar 7.92%*** 0.01 2.29% 0.01 5.66%*** 0.01 4.40%** 0.01 60.35% 39.05% 11.27% 26.15% 19.82%
Colombia −1.00% 0.03 2.12% 0.02 1.45% 0.02 2.45% 0.01 15.62% −6.53% 13.83% 8.23% 12.54%
Portugal 2.73% 0.02 2.03% 0.01 4.27%* 0.02 4.30% 0.06 15.88% 15.82% 11.80% 27.23% 24.45%
Costa Rica 4.26%*** 0.01 1.94% 0.01 3.24% 0.02 20.89% 44.79% 20.37% 26.55%
Switzerland 6.16%*** 0.01 1.55% 0.02 4.01% 0.02 20.48% 53.58% 13.49% 28.74%
Hungary 0.58% 0.02 1.45% 0.02 4.16% 0.02 −0.65% 0.03 2.86% 7.10% 22.08% −2.93%
Austria 5.33%** 0.02 1.43% 0.02 5.07%** 0.02 9.87%*** 0.02 30.39% 33.56% 8.99% 33.21% 48.01%
Greece −3.67% 0.02 1.21% 0.02 −0.84% 0.02 −2.06% 0.03 −15.29% −14.93% 4.95% −3.36% −8.12%
Lithuania 5.18%*** 0.01 1.21% 0.01 4.54%*** 0.01 6.97% 37.90% 8.86% 31.21%
Bulgaria 0.97% 0.02 1.14% 0.02 2.99% 0.02 5.82%*** 0.01 −24.34% 4.20% 4.94% 13.92% 30.35%
Montenegro 4.35%* 0.02 1.12% 0.01 1.49% 0.01 28.10% 7.25% 7.66%
Mexico −0.65% 0.02 0.74% 0.01 −0.16% 0.01 1.80% 0.01 −35.57% −5.09% 5.85% −1.44% 17.20%
Peru 1.90% 0.01 0.71% 0.02 0.59% 0.02 7.67% 0.04 −35.72% 10.03% 3.78% 2.80% 46.53%
Taiwan 1.45% 0.03 0.60% 0.02 −0.85% 0.02 1.40% 0.01 24.63% 4.53% 1.87% −2.66% 4.53%
Czech Republic 2.24% 0.02 0.35% 0.02 2.66% 0.03 5.23% 0.03 −18.96% 10.09% 1.58% 11.59% 21.79%
Uruguay −1.35% 0.02 0.05% 0.02 3.24% 0.02 0.43% 0.02 28.39% −7.66% 0.27% 22.96% 2.35%
Spain 1.24% 0.01 0.03% 0.01 1.59% 0.01 2.50% 0.02 22.48% 8.15% 0.23% 10.17% 15.36%
Italy −1.92% 0.02 −3.46%** 0.01 0.12% 0.02 3.25% 0.04 −4.19% −7.82% −14.12% 0.52% 14.23%
South Korea 6.03% 0.07 −3.98% 0.03 −1.43% 0.02 −1.16% 0.02 20.13% −13.29% −4.10% −3.45%
Hong Kong
Macao

Notes: countries are ordered from greater to smaller absolute change in the % of students reporting low satisfaction (i.e. 5 points or less in the 0 to 10 life satisfaction scale) between 2015 and 2018 in schools located in municipalities with a population between 15,000 and 100,000 people

Comparisons involving categories with less than 50 observations were excluded from the analysis due to small sample size.

* p < .05, ** p < .01, and *** p < .001