Modern education has the following characteristics:

First, lifelong education. Lifelong education is an educational thought and system gradually formed to meet the requirements of accelerated growth of scientific knowledge and sustainable development of mankind. Its essence is that the life of modern people should be a life of lifelong learning and lifelong development.

Second, the popularization of education. Education for all means that education must be geared to all people, that is, everyone has the right to receive education and must receive a certain degree of education.

Third, the democratization of education. Democratization of education is a denial of the level, privilege and autocracy of education. On the one hand, it pursues all people to receive the same education, including equal opportunities at the starting point of education, equal opportunities to enjoy educational resources in the process of education, and even equal educational results, that is, special care is given to students who are at a disadvantage in society. On the other hand, the democratization of education pursues the liberalization of education, including the expansion of educational autonomy, the flexibility of setting courses and compiling textbooks according to social requirements, and the diversity of values.

Fourth, education is diversified. Educational diversity is a denial of the oneness and unity of education and a reflection of the diversity of the world's material life and spiritual life in education. It is reflected in the diversification of training objectives, school-running forms, management models, teaching contents and evaluation standards.

Fifth, the modernization of educational technology. Modernization of educational technology refers to the application of modern science and technology (including technology, equipment, procedures, means, etc.). ) in education, it causes changes in educational ideas and concepts.