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# 15 Things Gen Z and Millennials Wish They’d Learned in School
- URL: https://thepulse.org/en/15-things-gen-z-wish-they-learned-in-school/
- Published: 2021-09-27T12:56:23.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-06T18:35:53.000Z
- Description: A YPulse survey offers insight into the most frequently named topics.
- Author: Andy Fronius
- Tags: Articles, #target-leaders, #age-teens, #age-young-adults, #target-educators, #target-parents, #topic-culture, #topic-research, #translation-pending

In a [*YPulse*](https://www.ypulse.com/article/2021/09/02/15-things-gen-z-millennials-wish-they-had-been-taught-in-school/?ref=thepulse.org) survey of teenagers in Western Europe, young people were asked what they would like to learn in school but aren’t taught. Here are the most frequently named topics.

## Most frequently named topics

What 13- to 39-year-olds in Western Europe think should be taught in school:

1. Financial management skills / Economics
2. Ethics / Mutual respect / Kindness
3. Practical life skills (e.g. housekeeping skills, technical skills, etc.)
4. Sex education / Healthy sexual habits / Sexology / Sexuality
5. Emotional intelligence / Social skills / Communication skills
6. Civics
7. Racial and gender equality / Cultural awareness
8. Career skills / Career choices
9. True history / Slavery / Colonial history
10. Mental health skills / Psychosocial skills
11. Discipline / Good manners
12. Ecology / Environmentalism
13. Computer skills / Science / Coding
14. Entrepreneurial skills
15. Foreign languages

> Young people want to learn in school how to grow their money, how to get along well with each other and how to avoid calling a repairman all the time. (Andy Fronius)

Responses to the survey also showed a desire for more civics and for a focus on entrepreneurship.

**Relationship questions**

- *Are there things your teenagers would like to learn in school but don’t?*
- *What are the most important things you learn, or should learn, in your teenage years?*
- *Do your teenagers feel they’re learning the skills they need to succeed as a person?*