AbstractAim: This study focused on reviewing and benchmarking how Tanzania
primary and secondary school curriculum able to impart personal
financial knowledge and skills to the young generation. Stressing the
need and the importance of personal financial literacy at young age.
Approach: among other aspects the review uses jumpstart coalition
financial literacy standards to assess the adequacy of the syllabus to
impart personal financial literacy. Results: the analysis unveil that
there is very low level of imparting financial knowledge at primary
school level. The secondary and advanced secondary school syllabuses
have finance related subjects like commerce, bookkeeping, economics and
accountancy all of these posit very low level of directly conveying
financial literacy to learners even though they are studied in few
specialized schools. Recommendations: The review emphasize on the need
to restructure the curriculum to capture personal financial related
subjects and concepts to prepare students to be effective present and
future effective participants in the financial market. Moreover, the use
of technological means and introduction various non-formal financial
training deemed to enhance financial capability to the young generation
in developing economies.Keywordsfinancial literacy, primary school, secondary school, syllabus