Which countries study Home Ec?

Food teaching has so many titles around the world, it’s hard to know where it is taught. It’s called home economics, home and consumer studies, food and health, food & nutrition, consumer studies, and food technology as part of Design & technology.

ChatGPT says ‘It’s reasonable to estimate that at least 100 countries teach some form of home economics/domestic science (or equivalent) at some level.

In Sweden the subject is known as Home and Consumer Studies

Finland has a long history of home economics/household economics education

Austria offers Nutrition and Household

In Japan, the subject Home Economics appears in school curricula.

In India many education boards offer Home Science

In Indonesia, home economics is described as Family Training and Welfare

Canada does not always have a clearly labelled Home Economics subject

Other countries teach some food studies – Iceland, Denmark,

Singapore – Food & Consumer Education / Nutrition & Food Science

New Zealand – Home Economics

Mauritius – Home Economics

Ghana – Home Economics

Tanzania – Home Economics

Namibia – Home Economics

USA – Home Economics

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