Compulsory education is primary education and junior high school education. Compulsory education is different from higher education and adult education. It is a national education that school-age children and adolescents must receive according to law and must be guaranteed by the state, society, schools and families.

The characteristics of compulsory education are:

1, compulsory, and its implementation and enforcement are guaranteed by the state compulsory force.

2. Universality. All school-age children and adolescents must enter school and receive compulsory education for a specified number of years.

3, free, in the compulsory education stage, students are free of tuition.

Primary education refers to the most basic part of the education system and the primary stage of school education. Primary and secondary education is a continuing education based on primary education.