The first educational revolution in China took place during the Five Emperors. The second educational revolution in China took place in the Spring and Autumn Period. The third educational revolution in China is the rise of Chinese and Western education since Ming and Qing Dynasties. These three great educational changes are the changes of China's education from ignorance to formality, from aristocratic education to civilian education, and from private school education to school education, which have had a far-reaching impact on China society.
In 2020, after the balanced development of compulsory education in counties is fully realized, under the framework of "6-3-3" academic system, compulsory education in primary and secondary schools with provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities as regional units will be gradually promoted, the division of junior and senior high school levels in middle schools will be terminated, the dual-track system of secondary education will be abolished, compulsory education in ordinary senior high schools will be popularized, secondary vocational and technical education will be upgraded to higher vocational and technical education, and finally general education and vocational education based on complete compulsory education in primary and secondary schools will be built. This is one of the contents to improve the construction of China's characteristic education system, and it is also an important institutional arrangement to promote education modernization.