Objective To study the correlation between education level and prognosis in patients with primary ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Methods STEMI patients (n=191) were chosen from Department of Cardiology in The Affiliated Huaian No.1 People’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from Jan. 2018 to Dec. 2019, and divided into groups according to their education levels and followed up for 1 y. The risk factors and influence factors of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) occurred within 1 y after discharged were reviewed by using Cox regression model. Results Compared with low education level group, the patients were younger and most of them were male with smoking history and obesity, the levels of low-density lipoproteincholesterol (LDL-C) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) were higher, infarction-related arteries were opened earlier, and incidence rate of MACE within 1 y was lower in high education level group (all P<0.05). The results of Cox regression analysis showed that high education level was an independent predictive and protective factor of MACE occurred within 1 y after discharged (HR=5.584, 95%CI: 1.091~28.563, P=0.039). Conclusion The education level and prognosis show an independent negative correlation in patients with primary STEMI, and risk of MACE is lower in patients with higher education level within 1 y after discharged.