Primary education does not include junior high school. Primary education is primary education, or basic education, which enables the educated to lay the foundation of cultural knowledge and prepare for their initial life.

Generally speaking, the target is children aged 6 ~ 12. This kind of education is extremely important to improve the national cultural level. Therefore, in a certain historical stage of its economic and cultural development, all countries regard basic education as the goal of implementing compulsory education or universal education.

Education system curriculum

According to the relevant provisions of the Compulsory Education Law promulgated by the government of China, primary education must be popularized throughout the country. All children over the age of six must receive education at school. The period of primary education is six years, and it is generally a full-time ordinary primary school. Courses offered include: ideology and morality, Chinese, mathematics, nature, history, geography, art, music, physical education and so on.

In 2002, there were 1 1. 1.8 million kindergartens in China, with 20,360,200 children (including preschool) and 659,300 kindergarten directors and teachers. There are 456,900 primary schools in China with students1.21.564,38+0.000. The enrollment rate of primary school-age children reached 98.58%, of which 98.53% were girls.