In Britain, all people must receive compulsory education between the ages of five and sixteen. This is the shortest time for students to go to school. Nowadays, more and more children go to kindergarten at the age of three or four, and the number of teenagers who have reached the age of sixteen to continue their studies is also increasing year by year. In order to meet the needs of the public, the number of educational institutions has increased dramatically.

Four regions in Britain, namely England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, welcome foreign students. The educational structure of these four regions is basically the same as that of universities, but the educational system in Scotland is quite different from other regions in some aspects.

British education is a high-quality education system with a long tradition and great flexibility. British education is divided into three stages: compulsory education, continuing education and higher education.

Compulsory education is a compulsory education stage from 5 years old to 16 years old according to British law. School-age children must go to school and the state is responsible for the necessary expenses. Different regions have different admission ages, for example, England is 5 years old and Northern Ireland is 4 years old.

Higher education refers to undergraduate, master and doctoral education provided by universities and colleges. British higher education has the most famous and oldest institutions in the world, attracting many international students.