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Iconomix – economics for everyone

Iconomix is the Swiss National Bank’s educational programme. The SNB uses high-quality teaching material to promote economic and financial literacy among young adults in Switzerland. Iconomix is primarily aimed at teachers of economics and social studies at Swiss upper secondary schools.

What Iconomix offers

Iconomix is web-based and free of charge and has a modular design featuring units that cover a wide range of specialist topics related to economic and financial education. Media and methods vary depending on the particular topic and learning goals, with a pronounced focus on activity-based learning. Iconomix units are available in German, French and Italian, and in some cases in English.

How Iconomix is used

The Iconomix educational programme is used at 83% of Switzerland’s public upper secondary schools (as at 2025). The three main linguistic areas of Switzerland have a similarly strong showing in terms of usage and spread.

Iconomix – facts and figures

What Iconomix offers Teaching material for economic and financial literacy: digital learning media, explanatory videos, case studies, advanced texts, economic simulations, a stock market game, etc.
Target group Teachers at upper secondary schools: vocational schools (VET), federal vocational baccalaureate (FVB) schools, upper secondary specialised (USS) schools, baccalaureate schools (GYM)
Subjects Economy and Services (E&S), Economy and Law (E&L), general studies (LCS)
Topics Currency, economic activity, economic policy, employment, government, growth, inequality, inflation, investment, labour, markets, money, personal finance, sustainability, taxes, trade, etc.

Iconomix – economics for everyone

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