It's different. The Education Law of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the Education Law) makes detailed provisions on the basic education system, schools and other educational institutions, teachers and other educators, educatees, education and society. The Compulsory Education Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) (hereinafter referred to as the Compulsory Education Law) is the fundamental 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. People's Republic of China (PRC) Compulsory Education Law 1986 was passed by the Fourth Session of the Sixth National People's Congress on April 12, 2002, and came into force on July 1986, 2002. The new Compulsory Education Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) was revised and passed by the 22nd meeting of the Standing Committee of the Tenth NPC on June 29th, 2006, and came into force on September 6th, 2006.