17th Economics Olympiad 2026
Introduction
The Spanish Economics Olympiad is an educational initiative that emerged following the introduction of Economics and Business Economics subjects into the upper secondary school curriculum. Inspired by the spirit of traditional scientific olympiads, the project is distinguished by the fact that the Faculties of Economics and Business of Spanish public universities promote it and organize themselves into an association to support and develop it.
The Olympiad is structured in two phases: the Local Phase and the National Phase.
- The Local Phase is organized by each university, in which students in their final year of upper secondary education participate. These students are enrolled in the subject Business and Business Model Design and come from secondary schools within the university’s geographical area. Participants take an exam that may include problem-solving, multiple-choice, and essay questions, as well as text analysis related to economic and business topics. After this phase, each university selects the three best students.
- In the National Phase, the students selected by the different universities compete against each other. They take a new exam focused on economics and business economics. Finally, 10 students are selected in each Olympiad.
Provincial Phase
Overview
Procedure
The procedure consists of the following phases:
- Registration.
- Provisional list of registered participants.
- Appeals.
- Final list.
- Instructions for the exam.
- Publication of results.
Registration
REGISTRATION
Registration must be completed through the ULPGC Electronic Office by accessing the procedure “Economics and Business Olympiad” in the “Students of Economics, Business and Tourism” section, or via the following link.
It must be completed by the teachers of the schools wishing to participate.
Registered students are automatically considered called to sit the exams, without the need for further individual notification.
Provisional List
On March 12, the provisional list of admitted and excluded candidates will be published at the following link, indicating, in the latter case, the reasons for exclusion.
At this stage, 136 students have been registered from 24 schools across the islands of Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, and Lanzarote, distributed as follows:
- 3 from Fuerteventura: IES Gran Tarajal with 10 students; IES San Diego de Alcalá with 3 students; and Santo Tomás de Aquino with 4 students;
- 1 from Lanzarote: IES Yaiza with 18 students; and
- 20 from Gran Canaria: Arenas Atlántico School with 5 students; Brains International School with 4; Heidelberg School with 9; Hispano Inglés School of Las Palmas with 2; CPES Santa Catalina (El Cristo) with 8; CPES Santa Isabel de Hungría with 4; IES Amurga with 5; IES Arucas Domingo Rivero with 6; IES de Tafira Nelson Mandela with 1; IES Joaquín Artiles with 9; IES José Arencibia Gil with 6; IES La Isleta with 3; IES La Minilla with 6; IES Los Tarahales with 4; IES Pérez Galdós with 5; IES Politécnico de Las Palmas with 10; IES Teror with 8; IES Vecindario with 3; IES Vega de San Mateo with 1; and San Antonio María Claret with 2 students.
Appeals
Between March 12 and 15 (both inclusive), the teachers responsible for the schools may submit appeals regarding the provisional list through the ULPGC Electronic Office.
Final List
On March 16, the final list will be published at the following link.
In addition to the schools included in the provisional list, the following have been added: IES El Rincón (4 students); IES Guanarteme (1); IES Tamara (1); and IES Valsequillo (5).
Finally, the total number of registered schools is 28, and the total number of registered students amounts to 147.
Fuerteventura: 17
Lanzarote: 18
Gran Canaria: 112.
Exam Instructions
EXAM DATE. IMPORTANT UPDATE!
Due to weather conditions, the exam has been postponed and will not take place on
Date: March 19
Time: 17:00
It has been rescheduled to Monday, March 23, at 17:00, provided the weather alert is lifted. Please stay tuned to the website.
Duration: 90 minutes
Venues:
GRAN CANARIA: Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism.
LANZAROTE: Island Library of Arrecife.
FUERTEVENTURA: Training and Conference Center.
The exam will take a maximum of 90 minutes and will include both a theoretical and a practical section, covering current economic or business issues, multiple-choice questions, and numerical exercises. If necessary, a chart of accounts and relevant ratios will be provided.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE DAY OF THE EXAM:
Registered students must bring:
- Materials: blue or black pen and a non-programmable calculator.
- ID (DNI) required.
- The use of mobile phones or electronic devices is not permitted.
Results
The Economics Olympiad was held on March 23 across different venues. Out of 147 registered students, 81 sat for the exam. In Gran Canaria, 67 students from 20 schools participated, including Colegio Arenas Atlántico, Colegio Brains International School, Colegio Heidelberg, Colegio Hispano Inglés de Las Palmas, San Antonio María Claret, CPES Santa Isabel de Hungría, IES Amurga, IES Arucas Domingo Rivero, IES El Rincón, IES Joaquín Artiles, IES José Arencibia Gil, IES La Isleta, IES La Minilla, IES Los Tarahales, IES Pérez Galdós, IES Politécnico de Las Palmas, IES Tamara, IES Teror, IES Valsequillo, IES Vecindario, and IES Vega de San Mateo.
In Fuerteventura, 6 students from IES Gran Tarajal took part, and in Lanzarote, 8 students from IES Yaiza.
Finalists Students:
Cozza Caposavi, Edoardo (IES Tamara).
Domínguez Caraballo, Gissel (CPES Santa Isabel de Hungría)
Candelaria Mendoza, Marta (IES Politécnico de Las Palmas)
Finalist teacher:
Daniel Sadot Sánchez Martínez (IES Politécnico de Las Palmas).
The awards ceremony will take place in the coming weeks.
Partner Organizations
National and International Phases
The top three students will represent the Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in the National Phase, which will be held at the Rey Juan Carlos University campus in Aranjuez from June 17 to 19.
The finalists of this national phase will represent the Spanish Economics Olympiad Association in the International Economics Olympiad.
Recognition and Award Ceremony
Provincial Phase Prizes: (Updated information)
Finalists will receive a certificate of participation, the right to free tuition if they enroll in the Faculty of Economics, Business, and Tourism at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, and a tablet awarded by the Social Council.
The University Foundation (FULP) and the Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria will cover travel expenses for the national phase.
The award ceremony will take place on June 12 at 1:00 p.m. in the Aula de Piedra, located in the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria’s Rectorate building. We look forward to welcoming the finalists, as well as any family members and friends who wish to attend.
National Phase Prizes:
Official State Gazette (BOE). Extract of the Resolution of February 3, 2026, of the Secretary of State for Education, announcing national grants and prizes for the Olympiads in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geology, Economics, Computer Science, and Philosophy, as well as grants for the National Junior Mathematics Olympiad for the year 2026.
In the Spanish Economics Olympiad, the following prizes are awarded to the students who achieve the best results, fully funded by the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training, and Sports of the Government of Spain:
First prize: diploma and €1,000.
Second prize: diploma and €1,000.
Third prize: diploma and €1,000.
Fourth, fifth, and sixth prizes: diploma and €750.
Seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth prizes: diploma and €500.