primary education

education that is considered to be the first stage of “basic education”

Note 1

Primary education typically covers six years of full-time schooling with the legal age of entrance normally being not younger than 5 years or older than 7 years. Primary education typically lasts until age 10 to 12. Primary education refers to children ages 5–12 years or “1st grade through 5th or 6th grade”, as defined by some local education systems.