El Salvador Introduces Bitcoin Education for Young Students and Expands Digital Literacy

El Salvador has begun introducing Bitcoin Education in its education system, teaching students to learn about Bitcoin

Quick overview

  • El Salvador has introduced Bitcoin Education in schools to teach students aged 7 to 13 about Bitcoin and financial management.
  • The initiative is part of the 'What is Money' program, enhancing the national curriculum and building on previous scholarship initiatives.
  • Teachers report increased student interest and confidence in understanding Bitcoin concepts as the program progresses.
  • Despite removing Bitcoin's legal tender status, the government continues to promote cryptocurrency education and innovation.

El Salvador has begun introducing Bitcoin Education in its education system, teaching students to learn about Bitcoin and how to manage finances. 

In April 2025, El Salvador initially proposed this plan aiming to teach students from ages 7 to 13 the fundamentals of Bitcoin through interactive teaching as part of the “What is Money” program. This step significantly enhances the current national curriculum by incorporating financial innovation and building on previous diploma scholarship initiatives for higher education students.

Through this program, the El Salvadorian students will learn more about digital assets hoping to help them become financially independent in the future. It also builds on earlier programs like college scholarships and credentials centered around Bitcoin. This movement suggests that the country is serious about making bitcoin education a part of its long-term goal. 

Since then, teachers have noticed more interest in trial schools and many students are now confident in understanding the ideas as the curriculum goes on. The Bitcoin Office is focused in improving classroom materials as well as teacher’s training to make sure that learning goes smoothly. 

El Salvador’s overall policy is evolving concurrently with these changes. the government took away Bitcoin’s position as legal cash, which meant that people didn’t have to use it anymore. Despite the change in law, the country continues to work on educating people about cryptocurrencies and encouraging their use. Efforts include keeping Bitcoin reserves and making educational tools available to everyone in society to help with innovation and understanding of money.

Meanwhile, Bitcoin is back at it again after being steady at around $118,000 over the past few weeks. At this time of writing, Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at $121,637.54, reflecting an increase of 2.77% in the last 24 hours. Alongside this bullish trend is Ethereum (ETH), currently trading at $4,276 and Ripple (XRP), trading at $3.30.

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Sophia is an experienced writer, reporter and newsdesk member, mostly on the financial sectors. For the past 5 years Sophia has covered a wide variety of topics such as the financial markets, economics, technology, fin-tech and trading. Sophia has been a part of the FX Leaders team since 2017 and works on producing valuable content and information for traders of all levels of experience.

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