[keegancsmith]

Also surprised by all these articles. But your point made me realise that most people didn't do accounting in high school like I did (also a South African). I wonder what some other uncommon high school curriculums from other parts of the world are.

In retrospect I wish what we learnt in High School was more focussed on personal finance than essentially constantly doing double entry data capture.

[dom_hutton]

I suspect accounting is a topic common in commonwealth countries curriculum (heh no pun intended) - Australia included it as well.

[captn3m0]

India here (also commonwealth). Accounting wasn’t in high school curriculum but tax calculation was.

[jimnotgym]

But the UK doesn't! That probably tells you something about the UKs relationship with the commonwealth.

[OJFord]

It's not compulsory, but it's available at GCSE and A Level; also in General Knowledge A Level I think.

Granted they have a bit of a reputation for being 'lesser' subjects. I don't really agree that everyone needs to be taught this though, most Britons don't have to 'do taxes', and aren't running companies. It should probably form a part of trades' apprenticeship training (and for all I know it does) due to the higher prevalence of self-employment (and thus running a business, and self-assessing tax even if not incorporated).

[MrTortoise]

chicken and egg

[cm2187]

No accounting in the French general high school curriculum. And I can’t see it being introduced (it would be seen as an unacceptable intrusion of capitalism in education).