The issues have been selected by the Make Your Mark ballot involving 948,677 young people and will be debated when the UK Youth Parliament sits in the House of Commons next month.
A vote will be staged following the debate to decide which will become the UK Youth Parliament's priority campaign for next year.
Also being debated at the sitting, which takes place on 10 November and will be chaired by the House of Commons speaker John Bercow, will be giving 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote and ways to make public transport more accessible for young people.
Other issues to be discussed are how the school curriculum can better cover issues such as finance, politics and sex and relationships, and improving work experience for 11- to 18-year-olds.
"Young people have made it absolutely clear they want a curriculum that prepares them for life. This is the fifth time it's come out as a priority for young people - it's imperative that the government acts now to address this reoccurring issue," said Anna Rose Barker, chair of the British Youth Council, which manages the UK Youth Parliament.
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