10 Countries that have the Happiest Students in the World

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5. Colombia

Percentage of students who report being happy at school 92.2

Colombia is fifth country on our list 10 countries that have the happiest students in the world. This comes as a surprise given the serious violation of children rights in the country. Continuous armed conflicts between the government and guerrilla groups have left millions displaced, including great number of children who don’t have access to education. Moreover, Colombia is notorious for recruitment of child soldiers, despite the law prohibiting the use of children under age 18 in the National Army. However, it seems that Colombians know how to preserve optimism since the country ranked third on Happy Planet Index, which also might explain its place on this list.

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