The book is about the elementary education in Asian and African countries, as a comparison of nature of elementary education in India and some of the countries under different continents Europe, Australia, Latin America, and North America. The book aims to present overview of the systems adopted and different aspects of elementary education. The book should contribute to the policy makers while framing curricula at school level. It is hoped that this book may be useful to the students, teachers, prospective teachers and teacher educators and all others who are concerned with elementary education.