The report How’s life for children in the digital age? provides an overview of the current state of children’s lives in the digital environment across OECD countries, based on the latest cross‑national data. It explores the challenges of ensuring that children are both protected and empowered to use digital media in a beneficial way while managing potential risks.
The report highlights the need for a whole‑of‑society, multi‑sectoral policy approach, engaging digital service providers, health professionals, educators, experts, parents, and children to protect, empower, and support children, while also addressing offline vulnerabilities, with the ultimate aim of enhancing their well‑being and future outcomes.
Additionally, it calls for strengthening countries’ capacities to assess the impact of digital media on children’s lives and to monitor rapidly evolving challenges.
Methodology
The report uses a mixed‑methods, cross‑national approach typical of OECD well‑being assessments. It combines large‑scale quantitative indicators from international datasets (including PISA, ICT access statistics, health and safety indicators, and time‑use surveys) with qualitative evidence from policy reviews and expert consultations.
Citation
OECD (2025), How's Life for Children in the Digital Age?, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/0854b900-en
Record created:
15 September 2026
The report How’s life for children in the digital age? provides an overview of the current state of children’s lives in the digital environment across OECD countries, based on the latest cross‑national data. It explores the challenges of ensuring that children are both protected and empowered to use digital media in a beneficial way while managing potential risks.
The report highlights the need for a whole‑of‑society, multi‑sectoral policy approach, engaging digital service providers, health professionals, educators, experts, parents, and children to protect, empower, and support children, while also addressing offline vulnerabilities, with the ultimate aim of enhancing their well‑being and future outcomes.
Additionally, it calls for strengthening countries’ capacities to assess the impact of digital media on children’s lives and to monitor rapidly evolving challenges.
Methodology
The report uses a mixed‑methods, cross‑national approach typical of OECD well‑being assessments. It combines large‑scale quantitative indicators from international datasets (including PISA, ICT access statistics, health and safety indicators, and time‑use surveys) with qualitative evidence from policy reviews and expert consultations.
Citation
OECD (2025), How's Life for Children in the Digital Age?, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/0854b900-en
Record created:
15 September 2026- digital well-being policy
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