The countries which had made Elementary Education free and compulsory well in the 19th Century became developed countries in the beginning of the 20th Century. Elementary Education is a must for the informed Citizenry. Most of West including England, America and Japan in the East were able to provide free and compulsory Elementary Education to all the School going age children. This issue involves the provision of sufficient funds for the salaries of the teachers and for the construction of school buildings, playgrounds, etc. and for fixing the curriculum. After India became free it has tried to provide Elementary education to all the School going age children. But the target has not been achieved so far. It is expected that all the school going age children both boys and girls will be able to get elementary education upto the year 2010. The Education of Elementary education in various African and Asian countries is not very encouraging. This encyclopaedia tries to cover all the aspects of Elementary education in the context of the world.
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