Education in a narrow sense is a purposeful, planned, organized and professional activity, which exerts influence on the educated, affects people's moral, intellectual, physical and aesthetic education, and cultivates them into talents needed by a certain society.
For the society, education creates talents for the society, transforms possible labor force into necessary labor force, improves the quality of labor force, and then stimulates domestic demand and promotes economic development.
As far as politics is concerned, education can cultivate patriots and maintain the rule of the ruling class.
As far as culture is concerned, education can inherit culture, transmit culture, spread culture, preserve communication, choose promotion and create new culture.
For science, education can promote the development of scientific and technological revolution.
For the population, education can improve the quality of the population, control the population growth, influence the population migration and promote the rationalization of the population structure.
For individuals, education can promote individuality and personal socialization.