Refers to the distribution of educational investment between schools at all levels and within schools. Education investment can improve people's quality and ability, thus improving the productivity and creativity of the labor force. The external distribution of education investment is an important effect of education investment, which is of great significance to promoting social and economic development and social harmony and stability.

The source of education investment means that education investment in most countries comes from the government, society, schools, individuals and families of educated people, and generally the government is the main source. Different countries, different periods, different levels and categories of education have different sources of investment and their composition.

The sources of education investment are various and multi-channel, mainly including state investment, social investment and educational family or individual investment. China's education investment system implements the policy of state financial allocation and multi-channel fundraising by social organizations and working people.

Extended data:

China's national financial allocation for education includes the following main contents:

1, education funds in the national budget;

2. Investment in education capital construction in the national financial budget;

3, the state government departments for secondary professional and technical schools education funds and education capital construction investment;

4, the national special education expenditure;

5, the national financial repayment of foreign education loans;

6. Other budgetary funds used by the state finance for education expenditure;

7, the central and local governments for education mobile financial resources and education infrastructure costs.