Wellbeing survey
A neutral reference page on the wellbeing survey as the annual national measure of school wellbeing in the folkeskole.
Wellbeing survey. The wellbeing survey is the annual national measurement of pupils' school wellbeing in the Danish folkeskole. It is used both for national reporting and as a local tool in schools' and municipalities' work with wellbeing and school development.
Why it matters
The wellbeing survey is a central metric because it is widely used in public debate and in schools' own development work.
The concept needs precision because the survey measures school wellbeing within a defined framework rather than total wellbeing across every part of a pupil's life.
Data and methodology connection
The ministry describes the wellbeing survey as a fixed national tool with a defined question set and defined uses. On the platform, it should therefore be treated as a documented measurement with a clear method and clear limits.
Sources
Clarifications
Does the wellbeing survey measure all wellbeing?
No. The national survey measures school wellbeing within a fixed framework and should not be treated as a total measure of a pupil's overall wellbeing.
DanskeGrundskoler.dk. (2026). "Wellbeing survey". Skoleviden. https://danskegrundskoler.dk/en/skoleviden/trivselsmaaling