Is homeschooling legal in China?
Illegal
Homeschooling is prohibited.
China is one of 26 countries classified “Illegal” for homeschooling — 33% of the 79 with data.
Source
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- North Korea
- Illegal Homeschooling is prohibited.
- South Korea
- Illegal Homeschooling is prohibited.
- Taiwan
- Legal Homeschooling is legal.
- India
- Legal Homeschooling is legal.
- Thailand
- Legal Homeschooling is legal.
- Philippines
- Legal Homeschooling is legal.
Other laws in China
- Drinking in Public
- Legal
- Driving Age
- 18+
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