Education is the great plan of the country and the party. Education is related to people’s growing needs for a better life

quality of life and happiness of life. The Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee clearly put forward that the continuous improvement of the education level of the whole people is one of the main objectives of economic and social development during the 14th Five Year Plan period. Recognizing the new mission of education

we need think about it: what is education for? This actually involves the purpose of education. This study discusses the purpose of education and holds that the purpose of education is to improve the quality of the whole people and promote social development.