In addition to schools and education departments, there are also party committees of educational institutions, private non-enterprise units and institutions that care about the next generation. Education belongs to the tertiary industry, which is the service industry. According to the classification of national economic industries, the tertiary industry in China is divided into 15 categories, that is, there are 48 categories from F to T, and the education industry belongs to the "P education" category.

The tertiary industry in China can be divided into four levels:

1. Circulation department: transportation, post and telecommunications, commercial catering, material supply and marketing and warehousing;

2. Departments serving production and life: finance, insurance, geological survey, real estate management, public utilities, residents' services, tourism, information consulting services and various technical services;

3. Departments to improve residents' scientific and cultural level and quality: education, culture, radio, television, scientific research, health, sports and social welfare;

4. State organs, political party organs, social organizations, police, army, etc. , but not included in China's tertiary industry output value and gross national product.

It can be seen that this tertiary industry is basically a service industry.