The administrative department of education refers to the organization, leadership and management of education by governments at all levels in a country.

The main responsibilities of China's education administrative departments are:

(a) to implement the principles and policies of the state and the country, to study educational theories, sum up practical experience, formulate specific policies, administrative regulations, educational systems and other important systems, formulate long-term educational plans and annual plans, and supervise, inspect and organize their implementation.

(2) formulate specific policies and other important rules and regulations for general education (including preschool education, primary education, secondary education, secondary normal education, special education, etc.). ); Formulate basic documents such as teaching plans and syllabuses, and organize the editing of teaching materials and teaching reference books; Formulate the principles, methods and teacher training plans for the management of teachers in ordinary schools, guide, supervise and inspect the work of general education, and organize the exchange of experience.

(3) formulate specific policies, development plans and important rules and regulations for vocational and technical education in conjunction with relevant departments, and guide, supervise and inspect the work of vocational and technical education.

(four) in conjunction with the relevant departments to formulate specific policies, development plans and important rules and regulations of higher education, and stipulate the training objectives, quality requirements and professional objectives of various colleges and universities; Formulating the principles of teaching plans and syllabuses, organizing the formulation of reference teaching plans and syllabuses, and uniformly planning and organizing the compilation, review and publication of teaching materials in institutions of higher learning; To formulate policies, principles, methods, training plans and implementation plans for the management of cadres and teachers in institutions of higher learning; To guide the ideological and political work, teaching work and scientific research work in institutions of higher learning; Unified guidance and organization of the enrollment work of ordinary colleges and universities nationwide; Unified management of national postgraduate training, leading the work of awarding degrees in institutions of higher learning.

⑤ Cooperate with relevant departments to guide the national education of workers and peasants, the work of radio and television universities and various forms of institutions of higher learning, and the work of self-study examinations for higher education; Formulate specific policies and management measures for state organs, organizations and private schools.

⑥ Formulate specific guidelines, policies and important rules and regulations for minority education, organize the compilation and publication of teaching materials in minority languages, and guide, supervise and inspect minority education.

⑦ To be responsible for educational cooperation and exchanges with the governments of countries with diplomatic relations, and to manage international academic exchanges and personnel exchanges of educational departments, plans and organizations related to foreign aid. The Ministry of Education consists of departments in charge of higher education, secondary education, primary education, normal education, planning, science and technology, foreign affairs, infrastructure and other institutions, as well as the National Institute of Educational Science, textbook publishing house, audio-visual education museum and so on. In addition to the Ministry of Education, other central ministries and other business departments also have corresponding educational administrative institutions, which are in charge of education at all levels or in their own systems.