The signing of RCEP is of great significance to the competitiveness enhancement and high-quality development of China’s education service trade. Based on the RCEP agreement，the rules for opening up education service trade in each country are elaborated in terms of market access restrictions and national treatment according to the longitudinal and horizontal classification of the four service trade modes and education levels. The competitiveness of China’s trade in higher education services in the markets of RCEP member countries is measured using competitiveness indicators，and a comparative analysis is made with Japan. Explaining the challenges faced by China’s education service trade under the RCEP framework and giving targeted strategies for high-quality development；optimizing and enriching online education platforms and paying attention to the role of cross-border delivery in the post-epidemic era；strengthening the supervision and resources of overseas schooling to improve the quality of China’s education service exports；promoting high-level Sino-foreign cooperative education，and carry out various joint projects with universities in “high-occupancy” and “high-growth” RCEP countries；improving the relevant domestic policies and regulations，and further clarify the norms and standards of domestic education service trade.