Financial Literacy Week, organized from 16 to 22 March by the OECD via its international network, celebrates its 14th edition with a clear ambition: to open the dialogue about money with the youngest. The 2026 theme, « Money, let’s dare to talk about it! », invites families, teaching teams and institutions to transform concern into practical know-how. The EDUCFI passport is presented as a structuring tool that helps address the budget, savings and the calculation of income within a secure framework, in order to reduce mistakes and prevent financial risks.
At school as in the family, talking about managing expenses and financial priorities makes it possible to identify fraud attempts and scams early, and to develop reflexes regarding credit or risky offers. The provided pedagogical resources facilitate learning and stimulate students’ engagement. For example, Léna, a 4e student, learned in a workshop to plan her first budget and to distinguish savings from consumption: a small step that prevents major difficulties later.
Financial Literacy Week 2026: a global event to raise young people’s awareness
The 2026 edition of Financial Literacy Week organized by the OECD
The 2026 campaign mobilizes actors across several continents to spread coordinated local actions. The OECD networks ministries, central banks and NGOs to ensure pedagogical coherence and international reach.
On the ground, teachers receive validated and adaptable tools, and expert testimonies help anchor concepts in economic reality. This international dynamic strengthens the credibility of pathways such as the EDUCFI passport, recognized as a national and local benchmark.
Key dates and international scope of the 2026 campaign
The week takes place from 16 to 22 March and serves as a focal moment to organize workshops, conferences and activities. Actions can continue throughout the school year, which makes it possible to articulate awareness-raising and pedagogical progression.
Example: a network of schools in partnership with a local bank organized market simulations for vocational high school students, showing how to anticipate income fluctuations and manage a personal budget.
The 2026 theme “Money, let’s dare to talk about it!” to encourage financial discussion
Talking about money without taboo helps young people gain responsibility. The slogan promotes intergenerational dialogue: parents and teachers become facilitators. This reduces isolation in the face of financial mistakes and improves prevention of over-indebtedness.
Final insight: an early conversation about savings or credit can transform impulsive behavior into considered planning.
Raising awareness among children and young people: why talk about money from an early age?
Introducing financial education early helps instill habits of caution and autonomy. Modules adapted to cycles 2 to 4 support continuous progression, from money to basic investments.
Concrete case: a cycle 3 workshop used role-play to show the impact of consumption choices on savings, which allowed students to internalize concepts through experience.
Confidence, budget management and prevention of financial errors
Learning to set up a budget helps balance income and priorities while limiting impulsive spending. The confidence gained allows young people to approach their first contracts with knowledge.
Key phrase: a good budgeting habit today avoids debt tomorrow.
Identifying scams and introduction to digital finance
The training includes modules on digital security to spot scams. Students learn to verify an offer, protect their data and read simple contractual terms.
Conclusion: digital vigilance is now an essential skill to pass on early.
Objectives and key partnerships of Financial Literacy Week 2026
Strengthening financial skills and preparing for economic challenges
The main objective is to strengthen young people’s skills so they can anticipate complex economic situations. School pathways incorporate progressive and assessable sequences.
Example: a series of practical exercises in vocational high school simulated managing a household, linking income calculation to savings choices and accounting for contingencies.
Encouraging responsible behaviors towards money
Workshops target prevention of over-indebtedness and promotion of responsible consumption. The pedagogy emphasizes understanding financial mechanisms rather than simple prohibition.
Key phrase: responsibility today, freedom tomorrow.
Fight against over-indebtedness and integrated pedagogical progression
The Banque de France and the Éducation nationale collaborate to align content with the needs of each school level.
Insight: coordinating prevention and support significantly reduces the risks of future over-indebtedness.
Collaboration with the Banque de France and the Éducation Nationale for lasting impact
These partnerships provide expert interventions and didactic materials. The conferences held by the Banque de France and by Finance pour tous complement the practical modules.
Notable fact: teachers observed better class participation after expert interventions.
The EDUCFI passport: a central educational tool for financial education in 2026
Implementation and target audiences of the EDUCFI passport
The EDUCFI passport primarily targets students in 4e, SEGPA, CAP and vocational 10th grade, but can be used more broadly. It consists of a modular pathway and serves as proof of acquired competencies.
Anecdote: in a pilot middle school, the EDUCFI passport motivated SEGPA students to get involved thanks to concrete examples linked to their projects.
Targets: 4e students, SEGPA, CAP and vocational 10th grade
These audiences benefit from content adapted to practical issues: managing pocket money, introduction to savings and spotting credit offers.
Conclusion: an adapted approach fosters a higher rate of engagement.
Organization of administration during Financial Literacy Week and throughout the school year
Administration can take place during the week but remains possible year-round, according to school calendars. The goal is progressive validation of achievements.
Key phrase: flexibility and regularity strengthen pedagogical effectiveness.
Pedagogical methods: modules, quizzes and validation of financial skills
Materials include a slide deck structured into modules on budget, bank accounts, savings, credit and payment methods. Each module is based on practical cases.
The EDUCFI passport is obtained via quizzes in multiple versions to prevent rote memorization.
Module content: budget, bank account, savings, credit and payment methods
Module | Objective |
|---|---|
Budget | Learn to balance income and expenses |
Bank account | Understand statements and services |
Savings | Set up a savings plan |
Insight: concrete modules facilitate appropriation.
Evaluation and obtaining the passport: quiz versions and criteria
Test | Criteria |
|---|---|
Quiz A/B | Minimum required correct answers |
Practical workshop | Application of a real-life case |
Financial Literacy Week 2026
Understanding money in everyday life — Test your knowledge with this interactive quiz.
Resources, activities and pedagogical customization for Financial Literacy Week 2026
Ready-to-use tools and self-training pathways for teachers
Pedagogical kits and a national self-training pathway enable teachers of all subjects to easily integrate EDUCFI into the classroom.
The resources include sheets, tutorials and ready-to-use sequences for mathematics, economics & law, STMG and high schools.
Adaptation to curricula (cycles 2 to 4, general and vocational high school)
Digital supports and printouts for workshops
Adaptation to subjects and levels: mathematics, economics & law and STMG
Exercises align with disciplinary objectives: problem solving in mathematics, case studies in economics & law, and projects in STMG.
Key phrase: transversality strengthens the anchoring of knowledge.
National self-training pathway to integrate EDUCFI in class
The pathway provides teachers with benchmarks to evaluate and certify via the EDUCFI passport. It includes practical modules and sample lessons.
Insight: continuous training is an essential lever for the quality of interventions.
Examples of activities and conferences to enrich student awareness
Among the tools, the game « Les gardiens de la monnaie » facilitates understanding of monetary flows, and a recent resource targets savings for vocational final-year students.
Conferences by the Banque de France and Finance pour tous provide complementary and concrete insights.
The game « Les gardiens de la monnaie » and resources for vocational final-year students
The game stages a fictional company and forces students to arbitrate between investment and consumption. This exercise illustrates the consequences of choices on income and savings.
Conclusion: playfulness facilitates appropriation of complex notions.
Conferences hosted by the Banque de France and Finance pour tous
These interventions bring practical expertise and present real examples to interpret financial mechanisms.
Key phrase: external expertise reinforces the credibility of learning.
Collaborative dimension and registration for the EDUCFI passport
Schools retain pedagogical freedom to adapt the content and modalities of the EDUCFI passport. Classes can register until the end of May via the SIECLE application by school principals.
Teams are encouraged to involve parents and local partners to maximize impact.
Pedagogical freedom of institutions to adapt content and modalities
Each institution adjusts the duration and form of assessments according to its constraints, while respecting national objectives.
Insight: adaptability is the key to lasting appropriation.
Registration modalities via the SIECLE application until the end of May 2026
Registrations are made via the SIECLE application and allow receiving kits and access to self-training platforms.
Key phrase: registering early facilitates the preparation of classroom actions.
Who can use the EDUCFI passport?
Middle schools, vocational high schools, SEGPA and training centers can deploy the EDUCFI passport; it primarily targets students in 4e, SEGPA, CAP and vocational 10th grade.
When can the EDUCFI passport be taken?
Administration can take place during Financial Literacy Week (16–22 March) or at any time during the school year according to the school’s organization.
How to register for the EDUCFI passport?
School principals register classes via the SIECLE application until the end of May; kits and self-training pathways are provided after registration.
What does the EDUCFI passport assessment include?
The assessment combines quizzes in multiple versions and practical workshops covering budget, bank account, savings, credit and payment methods.