People's Republic of China (PRC) Compulsory Education Law is the basic law for the country to implement nine-year compulsory education. The education that all school-age children and adolescents must receive under the unified implementation of the state is a public welfare undertaking that the state must guarantee. The implementation of compulsory education, free of tuition and fees. The state establishes a mechanism to guarantee the funds for compulsory education to ensure the implementation of the compulsory education system. The Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Compulsory Education Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) have been approved and promulgated by the State Council on February 29th, 1992, and these Detailed Rules shall come into force as of the date of promulgation.

1986 In April, China promulgated the Compulsory Education Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). This is the first time that China has fixed free compulsory education in the form of law, which means that school-age "children and adolescents" must receive nine-year compulsory education. The promulgation of Compulsory Education Law marks that the development of basic education in China has entered a new stage. Although there is only 18, "the state implements nine-year compulsory education" has since become a legal obligation. The Compulsory Education Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) was revised and passed at the 22nd meeting of the 10th NPC Standing Committee in People's Republic of China (PRC) on June 29th, 2006, and came into force on September 1 2006.