Primary education is primary education, or basic education, which enables the educated to lay the foundation of cultural knowledge and prepare for their initial life. Usually refers to the first stage of education in a country's academic system, and the target is generally children aged 6 ~ 12. This kind of education is extremely important to improve the national cultural level, so all countries regard it as the goal of compulsory education or universal education when their economic and cultural development reaches a certain historical stage.

Secondary general education and secondary professional education that continue to be implemented on the basis of primary education. All kinds of schools that implement secondary education are secondary schools, and general secondary schools are its main part, shouldering the dual tasks of conveying qualified freshmen for higher schools and cultivating labor reserve forces for national construction. Secondary specialized schools, including secondary technical schools and secondary normal schools, undertake the task of training secondary specialized technical personnel for all sectors of the national economy.

Higher education is a professional education based on the completion of secondary education and a social activity to train senior professionals. (Note: The above is the definition of higher education in China)

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