Also known as the Foster Act, promulgated in 1870, clearly stipulates that,

The state has the right to subsidize and supervise education, set up school committees to manage local education, and implement compulsory primary education for children aged 5~ 12.

The promulgation of the Primary Education Act marks the formal formation of the British primary national education system, which basically popularized primary education by 1900.

background introduction

/kloc-in the second half of the 0/8th century, Britain started the industrial revolution and achieved success. However, people's educational development is very backward. The British government has a tradition of non-interference in people's primary education, and regards education as a charity and a private matter of the people. However, the population explosion caused by the industrial revolution and the emergence of a large number of child laborers have made people's primary education level far lower than that of emerging capitalist countries, such as the United States and Germany.