1, primary education

Primary education mainly includes preschool education and primary education, also known as basic education, which is the basis for receiving secondary and higher education. Educated people learn cultural knowledge at this stage, make preliminary preparations for life, and lay a solid foundation for improving the overall cultural level of the country. Therefore, primary education in China is compulsory, and the target is generally 7- 13 years old. At present, the primary school system is 6 years.

2. Secondary education

It refers to the cultural education and professional education that continue to be implemented on the basis of primary education. Ordinary middle schools occupy the majority in the implementation of secondary education, and undertake the dual tasks of transporting top students for higher schools and cultivating talents and providing labor for national construction.

In addition to general secondary education, secondary education also includes studying in secondary specialized schools. For ordinary secondary education, secondary education is a six-year system, that is, three years in junior high school and three years in senior high school.

3. Higher education

Higher education is a form of education that continues to be implemented on the premise of completing secondary education, and it is an "incubator" for cultivating senior talents or professionals. In China, there are three kinds of higher education qualifications, namely, general higher education, adult higher education and higher education self-study examination.

The main function of education

(1) The primary function of education is to promote individual development, including individual socialization and individualization.

(2) The most basic function of education is to influence the change of social talent system and economic development. Modern society emphasizes that the economic function of education mainly includes: providing a good background for the sustained and stable development of the economy; Improve the potential labor ability of the educated; Form ideas, attitudes and behaviors that adapt to modern economic life.

(3) The social function of education is to cultivate talents for the development of the country and serve the political and economic development of the country.

(4) The most far-reaching function of education is to influence the development of culture. Education should not only convey culture, but also meet the requirements of the continuation and renewal of culture itself.