School (English: school) refers to an organization in which educators systematically carry out educational activities for the educated in a planned and organized way. The name originated in the Republic of China. The school is a purposeful, systematic, organized and planned social activity conducted by full-time staff and specialized institutions. The direct purpose is to influence the physical and mental development of the educated, and finally make the physical and mental development of the educated reach the predetermined goal.

School education refers to all kinds of education received by the educated in various schools and is an important part of the education system. The specific activities of school education are influenced by social demand, so it must conform to the trend of social development and undertake the function of conveying talents to the society. Generally speaking, school education includes primary education, secondary education and higher education. Schools are mainly divided into five types: kindergarten, primary school, junior high school, high school and university.

In 20 16, there were 5 12000 schools at all levels in China, with a total construction area of 3.26 billion square meters. As of 202 1, * * there are 537 schools of all levels and types110,000, an increase of 70,000 over the previous year, with an increase of1.33%; There were 289 million students in all levels of academic education, an increase of 6,744,800 or 2.39% over the previous year. The number of full-time teachers is 17929700, an increase of 609400 or 3.52% over the previous year.

By 2020, there will be 3,005 institutions of higher learning in China, including 2,740 ordinary institutions of higher learning, including undergraduate 1.258 and higher vocational 1.482. There are 265 adult colleges and universities. This list does not include institutions of higher learning in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.