A Comparative Study of Compulsory Education Between China and France

Abstract

Compulsory education is the embodiment of a country's soft power. Only by strengthening compulsory education can people improve the overall level of education. Due to historical reasons, China is facing with huge difficulties. Therefore, learning from the advanced is of much necessity. As one of the first countries to implement compulsory education, France has a high level of national education and can be used as the object of the study. Therefore, in this article, by comparing both countries on their financial systems, teachers’ salary system, poverty alleviation policies and laws and regulations, several conclusions are gained so as to find the direction for the future improvement of China's compulsory education. China still lacks legal systems in quite many fields, while the establishment of regulatory bodies and departments is still in need of improvements. Meanwhile, it is also necessary that China increases the social status of the teaching and administrative staffs.