The types of education are: education can be divided into family education, school education and social education according to resource providers; According to the actual situation of resources, it can be divided into book education and realistic education; According to the scope of education, education can be divided into upper education and universal education; According to the initiative of education, it can be divided into self-education and external education.

The types of education mainly include:

1, family education; Usually refers to the education of parents or other elders to their children or other younger generations in the family, mainly for children and adolescents in the family.

2. School education; Refers to the education of students in various schools at all levels, mainly for teenagers and young people.

3. Social education; Mainly refers to the education of teenagers and adults by social, cultural and educational institutions outside schools.

4. Formal education; School education belongs to this form.

5. Non-formal education; Education in primitive society belongs to this state.

6. institutionalized education; With the interactive development of education and society, the relationship between education and society is getting closer and closer. Among them, informal education and formal education are collectively called non-institutionalized education.