Primary school is a school where people receive primary formal education. It is an important part of basic education and belongs to the category of nine-year compulsory education. With the development of society, kindergartens have opened in front of it. Generally, 3-6 years old are kindergarten-age children, and 6- 12 years old are primary school-age children. At present, the length of primary education is 6 years, and in some places it is still 5 years. The primary education stage is followed by the secondary education stage, that is, from primary school to junior high school.

There are 154300 primary schools in China. Pupils178.258 million, students1080,000. There are 6,600,800 full-time teachers in primary schools.