The horizontal structure of education laws and regulations system refers to the division of education law into several education laws at the same level, forming the horizontal coverage of regulation adjustment. There are compulsory education law, vocational education law, higher education law, social education law, adult education law, special education law, teacher law, education funding law and so on. Vertical structure refers to the vertical legal system with different levels of educational laws and regulations and orderly legislative authority and legal effect.

The vertical structure of educational laws and regulations refers to the legal system formed by classifying educational laws and regulations with the same adjustment content according to the level of effectiveness. Because various forms of education laws are formulated by state organs with different nature and status, the nature and legal status of the enacting organs are different, which leads to different effects of education laws.

According to the relevant provisions of China's legislative law, the effectiveness grade of China's education laws and regulations follows the following principles:

1. Provisions on education in the Constitution >: Basic Education Law > Separate Education Law > Educational Administrative Regulations >; Local education regulations > local government regulations.

2, departmental education laws and regulations and local education laws and regulations have the same effect.

3, departmental education regulations and local government regulations have the same effect, within the scope of their respective authority.