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primary education

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The basic schooling given to children up to the age of puberty, including reading, writing, and basic mathematics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

From primary + education.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: educació primària — basic schooling
  • Dutch: basisonderwijs — basic schooling
  • Finnish: perusopetus — basic schooling
  • French: enseignement primaire — basic schooling
  • Gujarati: પ્રાથમિક શિક્ષણ (prāthmik śikṣaṇ) — basic schooling
  • Latvian: pamatizglītība — basic schooling
  • Lithuanian: pagrindi̇̀nis išsilãvinimas — basic schooling
  • Macedonian: основно образование (osnovno obrazovanie) — basic schooling
  • Malayalam: പ്രാഥമിക വിദ്യാഭ്യാസം (prāthamika vidyābhyāsaṁ) — basic schooling
  • Polish: wykształcenie podstawowe — basic schooling
  • Portuguese: ensino básico — basic schooling
  • Portuguese: ensino fundamental — basic schooling
  • Portuguese: ensino primário — basic schooling
  • Portuguese: básico — basic schooling
  • Romanian: învățământ primar — basic schooling
  • Russian: нача́льное образова́ние (načálʹnoje obrazovánije) — basic schooling
  • Thai: ประถมศึกษา (bprà-tǒm-sʉ̀k-sǎa) — basic schooling
  • Ukrainian: початко́ва осві́та (počatkóva osvíta) — basic schooling
  • Vietnamese: tiểu học — basic schooling
  • Welsh: addysg gynradd — basic schooling