The education system is an organic whole of a country's educational institutions and organizational systems at all levels, and it is the sum total of various norms, rules or regulations required for its normal operation. Including preschool education institutions, school education institutions, amateur education institutions, social education institutions, etc. It also includes the organizational relationship, tasks, organization and management of various institutions. The main body of its establishment is the state, which is the embodiment of the institutionalization of national education policy.

The education system is a general model of formal institutions and organizations on which society relies to impart knowledge and cultural heritage and influence individuals' social activities and intellectual growth. It is a social system, which coexists with politics, economy, culture, religion and family system in the social structure.