Counties in municipalities directly under the central government are established at the official level, so the director of the county education bureau is at the official level, which is equivalent to the level of ordinary county heads in other provinces.

The counties in Hainan Province are all deputy hall level, so the county education bureaus below Hainan Province are all deputy hall level, which is equivalent to the deputy county magistrate level of ordinary counties in other provinces. Most other directors of ordinary county education bureaus are full-time departments, equivalent to the level of ordinary township heads and street office directors.