Jiangsu's strength in basic education even exceeds its higher education, of which Nantong is the most famous. "China education looks at Jiangsu and Jiangsu education looks at Nantong" refers to Nantong's famous basic education. Among the top middle schools in China, Nantong accounts for a lot, such as Nantong Middle School, Tongzhou High School, Rudong High School, Qidong Middle School, Hai 'an Middle School, rugao middle school, Haimen Middle School, _ Tea High School, Nantong No.1 Middle School and Baipu.

Jiangsu's higher education, which is second only to Beijing and Shanghai in China, especially Nanjing, has gathered a number of famous schools, such as Nanjing University, Southeast University, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing Normal University and Hohai University, among which Nanjing University and Southeast University are 985 universities, showing their strong higher education strength.