(1) The subjective basis for determining the purpose of education is mainly influenced by the philosophy, human nature assumption, ideal personality and other concepts and value orientations of those who determine the purpose of education. In socialist countries, the Marxist ideal of personality for all-round development is an important basis for determining the purpose of education.

(2) The objective basis for determining the purpose of education means that certain social and historical conditions must be taken into account when determining the purpose of education, which mainly means that it is restricted by the development of productive forces, science and technology, social economy and political system, and by the historical development process. In addition, the general law of the physical and mental development of the educational object is also an important restrictive factor in determining the educational purpose.