Land for education cannot be mortgaged. Educational land belongs to educational facilities and cannot be mortgaged.
According to the Civil Code of China, the following properties cannot be mortgaged:
（1） Land ownership;
（2） The right to use such collectively owned land as house sites, private plots and private hills, except for those that can be mortgaged according to law;
（3） Educational facilities, medical and health facilities and other public welfare facilities of non-profit legal persons established for public welfare purposes, such as schools, kindergartens and medical institutions;
（4） Property with unclear or disputed ownership or use right;
（5） Property sealed up, distrained or supervised according to law;
（6） Other properties that cannot be mortgaged according to laws and administrative regulations.
Legal basis
Article 399 of the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China [Scope of properties prohibited from mortgage] The following properties may not be mortgaged:
（1） Land ownership;
（2） The right to use such collectively owned land as house sites, private plots and private hills, except for those that can be mortgaged according to law;
（3） Educational facilities, medical and health facilities and other public welfare facilities of non-profit legal persons established for public welfare purposes, such as schools, kindergartens and medical institutions;
（4） Property with unclear or disputed ownership or use right;
（5） Property sealed up, distrained or supervised according to law;
（6） Other properties that cannot be mortgaged according to laws and administrative regulations.
