The guiding ideology of promoting the balanced development of compulsory education is to fully implement the Party's educational policy, fully implement quality education, follow the laws of education and talent growth, actively promote the standardization construction of compulsory education schools, allocate teachers, equipment, books, school buildings and other resources in a balanced and reasonable way, and strive to improve the level of running schools and the quality of education. Strengthen the overall planning of provincial governments, strengthen county-based management, and establish and improve the responsibility system for balanced development of compulsory education. Overall planning, overall planning of urban and rural areas, local conditions, classified guidance, step-by-step implementation, effectively narrow the gap between schools, accelerate the gap between urban and rural areas, strive to narrow the regional gap, run every school well, and promote the healthy growth of every student.

The basic goal of promoting the balanced development of compulsory education is that each school meets the national school-running standards and the school-running funds are guaranteed. Educational resources meet the needs of school education and teaching, and offer courses prescribed by the state. The allocation of teachers is more reasonable and the overall quality of teachers is improved. The class size of the school conforms to the national standard, and the phenomenon of "large class size" is eliminated. Take the lead in realizing the basic balanced development of compulsory education in the county, and the gap between schools in the county has obviously narrowed. By 20 15, the national compulsory education consolidation rate will reach 93%, and the proportion of counties (cities, districts) that achieve basic balance will reach 65%; By 2020, the national compulsory education consolidation rate will reach 95%, and the proportion of counties (cities, districts) that achieve basic balance will reach 95%.