The social mobility function of education refers to the ability of social members to transform, adjust and transform between different social regions, social levels, professional posts and bureaucratic organizations through the cultivation, screening and improvement of education, so as to give full play to their individuality and advantages. His wisdom and ability realized his ambition in life. The vertical mobility function of education refers to the vertical promotion of social members in social stratum and bureaucratic structure due to the cultivation and selection of education, including the promotion of professional titles, positions and wages, as well as the changes in the status and role of social stratum.

For individuals, through the social mobility function of education, they can fully mobilize their enthusiasm and creativity, find a better workplace, unit, post and situation, and gradually improve their position, salary and status. Personal interests and family happiness, or in order to achieve higher goals and ideals, the social transformation function of education lays the foundation for the generation of social mobility function and opens up possible space for its realization.

For the society, through the social mobility function of education, we can stimulate and mobilize the enthusiasm and creativity of the majority of social members, realize the selection and appointment of talents, and effectively adjust the talent structure of various systems, units and levels. Society enables them to be improved and optimized. In order to improve its efficiency and overall function, and make social development and progress, there is an internal relationship between the social transformation function and social mobility function of education, which promote and complement each other.

As far as education is concerned, it is necessary to create the best possible social mobility conditions for every member of society through purposeful and planned talent diversion and training, so as to overcome social conservatism and isolationism, promote social development and progress, and improve the service level to society. In the efficacy of development and personal development, education itself can be developed and the social status and situation of individuals can be improved. Therefore, the social mobility function of education is an important driving force for personal and social development. Ignoring the mobile function of education will make individuals and society lose their vitality for development. The realization degree of the social mobility function of education is not only the value scale to measure social change, but also the driving force to promote social change.