At present, there are five kinds of academic qualifications recognized by the state, namely, the unified recruitment of full-time ordinary colleges and universities, the unified recruitment of full-time adult colleges and universities, the self-study examination of higher education, the online education of colleges and universities, and the National Open University (formerly the Central Radio and TV University), all of which belong to the national education sequence and are recognized by the state.

Full-time colleges and universities are unified and only pass the national college entrance examination.

Full-time adult colleges and universities are unified and only pass the national adult college entrance examination.

Higher education self-study exam can be enrolled without taking the joint exam, but the pass rate of the course exam is low.

Network education in colleges and universities adopts unified examination for admission, with high course passing rate and high school recognition.

The National Open University does not take the entrance examination, and the school is average.

The above five kinds of social recognition are also different, and the order of recognition is the same as that listed above.