<![CDATA[Background: This study examined the effect of entrepreneurial education on secondary school students' ability to address economic security challenges in Anambra State, Nigeria. Objective: The study aimed to investigate how entrepreneurial education influences students' critical thinking, innovation, and problem-solving skills, as well as its potential to enhance their ability to cope with economic instability. Method: Using a descriptive survey design, data were collected from all 263 principals across six educational zones. No sampling was done as the population was manageable. A self-structured 30-item questionnaire titled "Entrepreneurship Education and Students' Ability to Address Economic Security Challenges" (EEAASC) was used, with a reliability coefficient of 0.85 (Cronbach's Alpha). Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and Chi-square tests. Results: Entrepreneurial education significantly enhanced students' critical thinking, innovation, and problem-solving abilities. It also improved their awareness of self-reliant economic skills and their capacity to cope with economic instability in Anambra State and Nigeria as a whole. Conclusion; Entrepreneurial education plays a crucial role in empowering students to address economic security challenges. It fosters key skills necessary for coping with economic instability and enhancing self-reliance. Originality/Value: This study finds that entrepreneurship education improves students’ critical thinking, innovation, problem-solving skills, and self-reliance in coping with economic instability in secondary schools across Anambra State, Nigeria. These findings enrich the existing body of knowledge and serve as a strategic reference in embedding practical entrepreneurship training into secondary school curricula, establishing youth economic empowerment initiatives, and formulating national educational policies aimed at fostering long term economic security.]]>
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