(1) The development level of productive forces restricts the purpose of education; (2) The development level of productive forces restricts the curriculum and educational content; (3) The development level of productive forces restricts the scale and speed of education development; (4) The development level of productive forces restricts the school structure; (5) The development level of productive forces restricts teaching methods, means and organizational forms.

The development of education should be based on the development level and requirements of productive forces. The present development level of productive forces is the foundation of education development, and no education can be divorced from the realistic foundation of productive forces.

The development of productive forces also puts forward requirements for the development of education, and developing education according to the requirements of productive forces can become the driving force for the development of productive forces.