primary education
The basic schooling given to children up to the age of puberty, including reading,…The basic schooling given to children up to the age of puberty, including reading, writing, and basic mathematics.
» Primary education is important for children.
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1 senses(uncountable)The basic schooling given to children up to the age of puberty, including reading, writing, and basic mathematics.
нача́льное образова́ниеnačálʹnoje obrazovánije
початко́ва осві́таpočatkóva osvíta
Examples
3 sentencesPrimary education is important for children.
Maltese is taught in schools as a first language and is compulsory in primary and secondary education.
India spends 2% of its GDP on primary and secondary education.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From primary + education.From primary + education.
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Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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