1. The Education Bureau is the the State Council department in charge of education and language work in the State Council, People's Republic of China (PRC). As of July 20 17, the Education Bureau has 19 departments and bureaus, including the "Secretariat of China National Committee for UNESCO". In addition, the Education Bureau directly manages 15 educational social groups and organizations.

2. From 1985 to 1998, the Education Bureau is called the State Education Commission of the People's Republic of China. To formulate educational policies and draft educational laws and regulations. To study and put forward the education reform and development strategy and national education development plan, formulate the policy of education system reform and the focus, structure and speed of education development, and guide and coordinate their implementation.

3, overall management of the department's education funds, participate in the formulation of policies to raise education funds, education funds and education infrastructure investment, and supervise the collection and use of national education funds; To manage foreign educational aid and loans to China in accordance with relevant regulations.

4. To study and put forward the setting standards, basic teaching requirements and basic teaching documents of various schools in primary and secondary education; Organizing the examination and approval of textbooks compiled by primary and secondary schools; Guide the education and teaching reform of secondary and below secondary education; Organize the supervision and evaluation of popularizing nine-year compulsory education and eliminating illiteracy among young people.

5, overall management of general higher education, postgraduate education and higher vocational education, adult higher education, higher education organized by social forces, adult higher education self-study examination and continuing education.

6. To study and put forward the establishment standards of institutions of higher learning, and review the establishment, renaming, cancellation and adjustment of institutions of higher learning; Formulate the subject catalogue and basic teaching documents, guide the education and teaching reform and higher education evaluation in colleges and universities, and be responsible for the implementation and coordination of project 2 1 1.