Lifelong education refers to the sum of all kinds of education received by people at all stages of their lives, and it is the unified synthesis of different types of education received by people. All stages and modes of the education system, including school education and social education; There are both formal education and informal education. Advocate to provide necessary knowledge and skills in the best way when everyone needs them. The concept of lifelong education has become the guiding principle of education reform in many countries.

The proposal and implementation of lifelong education is of great significance to the educational reform and development in the contemporary world. First of all, it gives a brand-new interpretation to education, advocates that education should run through one's life, and completely changes the concept of dividing one's life into two stages: study period and work period. Secondly, it promotes social education.