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Which country in the world first popularized compulsory primary education?
This country is Germany.

Germany promulgated the first compulsory education law in the world in 16 19, which has a history of 380 years. British utopian socialist Moore (1448- 1553) proposed that all children should receive a good education.

Comenius (1594- 1670), a Czech educator, proposed that all children, rich or poor, boys and girls should go to school. Germany promulgated the first compulsory education law in the world in 16 19, becoming the first country to implement compulsory education.