Basic education is a national quality education for all students. Its fundamental purpose is to improve the quality of the whole nation and lay a solid foundation for all school-age children and adolescents to study for life and participate in social life. In People's Republic of China (PRC) (China), compulsory education is a six-year education. By 20 15, nine-year compulsory education will be popularized. Compulsory education, including primary school and junior high school, is universal, public and compulsory. It is compulsory education for all school-age children and adolescents and a public welfare undertaking that the state must guarantee.