The purpose of education is the fundamental problem of education, which is of guiding significance to all educational work. It stipulates the future development direction and predetermined development results of educational objects, guides the development of the whole educational activities, and dominates all aspects and the whole process of educational work.
Whether it is the formulation of educational policy, the establishment of educational system, the determination of educational content, the selection of educational methods and the evaluation of effects, etc. It is restricted by the purpose of education.