Meanings
nounprimary education (uncountable)
- uncountableThe basic schooling given to children up to the age of puberty, including reading, writing, and basic mathematics.
Origin
Translations
Catalan educació primària
- educació primàriabasic schooling
Dutch basisonderwijs
- basisonderwijsbasic schooling
Finnish perusopetus
- perusopetusbasic schooling
French enseignement primaire
- enseignement primairebasic schooling
Latvian pamatizglītība
- pamatizglītībabasic schooling
Lithuanian pagrindi̇̀nis išsilãvinimas
- pagrindi̇̀nis išsilãvinimasbasic schooling
Polish wykształcenie podstawowe
- wykształcenie podstawowebasic schooling
Portuguese ensino básico, ensino fundamental
- ensino básicobasic schooling
- ensino fundamentalbasic schooling
- ensino primáriobasic schooling
- básicobasic schooling
Romanian învățământ primar
- învățământ primarbasic schooling
Russian нача́льное образова́ние
- нача́льное образова́ние (načálʹnoje obrazovánije)basic schooling
Thai ประถมศึกษา
- ประถมศึกษา (bprà-tǒm-sʉ̀k-sǎa)basic schooling
Ukrainian початко́ва осві́та
- початко́ва осві́та (počatkóva osvíta)basic schooling
Vietnamese tiểu học
- tiểu họcbasic schooling
Welsh addysg gynradd
- addysg gynraddbasic schooling
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APA
primary education. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primary%20education
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“primary education.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primary%20education. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “primary education,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primary%20education.
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