In the history of education in China, primary education became compulsory in 1904. The state implements nine-year compulsory education. All provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government are required to determine the steps to implement compulsory education according to the economic and cultural development of their respective regions. The law came into effect on July 1 day of the same year. This is the most important education law since the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), which indicates that China's compulsory education system has been established.

The three basic attributes of compulsory education in China are obligation, public welfare and unity. Details are as follows:

1, public welfare, the so-called public welfare, is clearly defined as "no tuition and fees." Public welfare and freedom are linked. For example, Article 2 of the revised Compulsory Education Law stipulates that the state implements a nine-year compulsory education system. 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 guarantee mechanism for compulsory education funds to ensure the implementation of the compulsory education system;

2, unity, unity is a concept throughout. From beginning to end, the new law emphasizes the implementation of unified compulsory education throughout the country. This unification includes formulating the unified standards of textbook setting, teaching standards, funding standards, construction standards and students' public funds in the compulsory education stage.

3, coercion, coercion is also called coercion. It is the obligation of schools, parents and society to let school-age children and adolescents receive compulsory education. Whoever violates this obligation will be regulated by law. If parents don't send their students to school, they should bear the responsibility; Schools do not accept school-age children and adolescents to go to school, and schools should bear the responsibility; The government does not provide corresponding conditions, but it must also be regulated by law.

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Detailed Rules for the Implementation of Compulsory Education Law in People's Republic of China (PRC)

Article 8 The implementation of compulsory education shall meet the following basic conditions:

(1) School buildings and other basic teaching facilities suitable for the number of school-age children and adolescents;

(two) there are teachers who meet the compilation standards and teachers' sources as stipulated in the Compulsory Education Law;

(three) have a certain economic ability, and can gradually allocate teaching instruments, books and materials, entertainment, sports and health equipment according to the prescribed standards.

Local people's governments at all levels and other institutions running schools should actively take measures to continuously improve the conditions for implementing compulsory education.