Legal basis: Article 2 of the Compulsory Education Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that the state implements nine-year compulsory education. Compulsory education is a compulsory education for all school-age children and adolescents and a public welfare undertaking that the state must guarantee. The implementation of compulsory education, free of tuition and fees. The state establishes a mechanism to guarantee the funds for compulsory education to ensure the implementation of the compulsory education system.
Decision of NPC Standing Committee on Amending the Education Law of the People's Republic of China. Article 19 is renumbered as Article 20 and amended as: "The state practices a system of vocational education and continuing education." People's governments at all levels, relevant administrative departments, trade organizations, enterprises and institutions shall take measures to develop and ensure that citizens receive vocational school education or various forms of vocational training. "The state encourages the development of various forms of continuing education, so that citizens can receive appropriate forms of education in politics, economy, culture, science, technology and business, promote mutual recognition and convergence of different types of learning achievements, and promote lifelong learning for all."