Article 17 The State applies a school education system embracing pre-school education, primary education, secondary education and higher education.

The State establishes a scientific schooling system. The establishment, forms of instruction, length of schooling, enrollment targets, objectives of training, etc. of schools and other institutions of education governed by the schooling system shall be prescribed by the State Council or the administrative department of education empowered by the State Council.

Article 18 The State applies a system of nine-year compulsory education.

People’s governments at all levels shall take various measures to guarantee school-age children and adolescents access to education.
Parents or other guardians of school-age children and adolescents as well as social organizations and individuals concerned shall have the obligation to ensure that school-age children and adolescents receive and complete compulsory education for the prescribed number of years.

Article 19 The State applies a system of vocational education and a system of adult education.

People’s governments at various levels, the administrative departments concerned and enterprises and institutions shall adopt measures to develop educational programs and guarantee that citizens receive education in vocational schools or different types of vocational training.
The State encourages the development of varied forms of adult education so that citizens may receive appropriate education in politics, economics, culture, science and technology and professional or life-long education.

Article 20 The State applies a national education examination system.

The administrative department of education under the State Council shall determine the types of national education examination which shall be undertaken by the institutions that conduct such education examination as approved by the State.

Article 21 The State applies a system of education certificates.

Schools and other institutions of education established with the approval of or recognized by the State shall, in accordance with relevant regulations of the State, grant education al qualification certificates or other education certificates.

Article 22 The State applies a system of academic degree.

Institutions entitled to grant academic degrees shall grant to persons who have attained the required academic or professional or technical levels corresponding academic degrees and issue to them degree certificates in accordance with law.

Article 23 People’s governments at various levels, grass-roots autonomous organizations of a mass character and enterprises and institutions shall take all kinds of measures to carry out literacy education program.

Citizens capable of receiving literacy education according to relevant regulations of the State shall receive literacy education.

Article 24 The State applies an educational supervision system and an educational evaluation system for schools and other institutions of education.