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PRIMARY EDUCATION

Specialty Definition: PRIMARY EDUCATION

DomainDefinition

Education

Programmes at level 1 are normally designed on a unit or project basis to give students a sound basic education in reading, writing and mathematics along with an elementary understanding of other subjects such as history, geography, natural science, social science, art and music. In some cases religious instruction is featured. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: PRIMARY EDUCATION

Synonyms: Basic schooling, Education, Elementary, Education, Primary, Elementary education, Elementary schools, Schools, Elementary, Schools, Primary. (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: PRIMARY EDUCATION

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Teaching

Elementary education, primary education, secondary education, technical education, college education, collegiate education, military education, university education, liberal education, classical education, religious education, denominational education, moral education, secular education; propaedeutics, moral tuition.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Commercial Usage: PRIMARY EDUCATION

DomainTitle

Books

  • Renewed Hope Daunting Challenges: State of Primary Education in Bangladesh (reference)

  • Kenyan Conundrum: A Regional Analysis of Population Growth and Primary Education (reference)

  • Towards Universalization of Primary Education Review of National Plans and Innovative Efforts Report of a Regional Meeting Bkr/84/Ope/272-1200/Ub167 (reference)

  • Tiny Sapling-Sturdy Tree: Primary Education Reforms of the 1970s in Sri Lanka (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: PRIMARY EDUCATION

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Business

In fact, one of the major problems in primary education is a big lack of adequately qualified mathematics and science teachers. (references)

These disparities reflect a need to devise a strategy aimed at improving access to primary education, particularly for African children, notably those living in disadvantaged provinces and rural areas. (references)

Children

Burkina Faso

Although the Government dedicates approximately 25 percent of the national budget to education and the law provides for free compulsory education, the Government lacks the means to provide universal, free primary education. (references)

Afghanistan

UNESCO reported in 2000 that as few as 3 percent of Afghan girls were receiving primary education as opposed to up to 39 percent of boys. (references)

Uzbekistan

In theory the State provides free universal primary education and health care; however, in practice shortages and budget difficulties mean that some services must be paid for privately. (references)

Economic History

Benin

Efforts to pursue this national interest are spearheaded by USAID, which has effective programs focused on primary education, family health (including family planning), women's and children's health, and combating sexually transmitted diseases, especially the spread of HIV. (references)

Syria

Overall population density is about 140 per sq. mi. Education is free and compulsory from ages 6 to 11. Schooling consists of 6 years of primary education followed by a 3-year general or vocational training period and a 3-year academic or vocational program. (references)

Mauritius

Nearly 50% of the labor force has only primary education. (references)

Minorities

Estonia

Non-Estonian citizens who have obtained at least primary education proficiency in the language are exempted from the requirement to pass a language examination. (references)

Macedonia

Primary education is available in Macedonian, Albanian, Turkish, and Serbian. (references)

Political Economy

Nicaragua

That money has funded such projects as balance of payments support for economic stabilization, primary education, health care reform, employment generation, food donations, and the strengthening of democratic institutions. (references)

Women

Pakistan

Similarly a study by the NWFP directorate of primary education concluded that most girls in rural areas do not go to school because they have to look after the household while their mothers help in the fields. (references)

Worker Rights

Pakistan

Its three principal goals are: To eradicate immediately the worst forms of child labor, to progressively eliminate all remaining forms of child labor, and to ensure at least a primary education and vocational training for the targeted children. (references)

Cameroon

On March 21 and 22, members of a primary education teachers union went on strike. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Expressions: PRIMARY EDUCATION

Expressions using "PRIMARY EDUCATION": primary education female pupils primary education pupils primary education teachers. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: PRIMARY EDUCATION

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

primary education

39

primary education resource

3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: PRIMARY EDUCATION

Language Translations for "PRIMARY EDUCATION"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Arabic 

  

‏التعليم الإبتدائي. (various references)

   

Czech

  

základní vzdìlání. (various references)

   

Danish

  

planer for primærundervisning (introductory plan for primary education), underskolelærere (primary education teachers). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

lager onderwijs (first stage of basic education), basisonderwijs (primary schools). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

alemman perusasteen koulutus (first stage of basic education). (various references)

   

French

  

enseignement primaire. (various references)

   

German

  

Primarbereich (first stage of basic education), grundschulbildung, grundschulausbildung, Grundbildung (primary schools). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

βασική εκπαίδευση. (various references)

   

Italian

  

istruzione primaria (elementary school, first stage of basic education, grade school, junior school, primary school, primary section), istruzione elementare (elementary school, grade school, junior school, primary school, primary section). (various references)

   

Manx

  

bun-edjaghys. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

imarypray educationay

   

Portuguese

  

plano de introdução para o ensino primário (introductory plan for primary education). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

enseñanza primaria (first stage of basic education). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

temel eğitim (basic training), ilköğretim (elementary education). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: PRIMARY EDUCATION

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-c-d-e-i-i-m-n-o-p-r-r-t-u-y"

-3 letters: precautionary.

-5 letters: aerodynamic, audiometric, counterraid, craniometry, cryptomeria, demarcation, doctrinaire, documentary, emancipator, eradication, imprecation, imprecatory, incorrupted, madreporian, mercuration, paramountcy, pericardium, pericranium, predication, predicatory, preromantic, proteinuria, radiometric, reactionary, repudiation, reradiation, rudimentary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Synonyms
2. Usage: Commercial
3. Quotations: Non-fiction
4. Expressions
5. Expressions: Internet
6. Translations: Modern
7. Anagrams
8. Bibliography


  

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