Introduction, The initial thesis of the study is the statement of the fact that socio-cultural and educational processes are inextricably linked and mutually determined. In this regard, it is promising to consider current trends in socio-cultural development as important determinants for the development of modern education. The purpose of the research is a systematization of current trends in socio-cultural development as determinants of modern education. The research methods are determined by the theoretical nature of research, with the involvement of general theoretical and analytical research methods. The results of the research show that understanding of the content of socio-cultural transformations today and in the future, first, paves the way for the most appropriate and productive use of traditional and innovative educational technologies in practical teaching through the most acceptable combination of elements of already known systems and technologies, methods of teaching and education, and secondly, allows to determine the main strategic guidelines of philosophical and pedagogical research. The originality of the research lies in the fact that the paper reveals correlations between certain trends in socio-cultural development and promising educational strategies or practical approaches. It is shown that immersion in the discourse of modern socio-cultural development contributes to the formation of a fundamentally new understanding of the methodology of modern education as a multimethodology. Conclusions: the research identified the following trends in socio-cultural development: 1) the emergence of new thinking, awareness of the new role and place of man in the world; 2) intensive development of human sciences; 3) changing the socio-political situation in the world; 4) change in socio-economic conditions of human life; 5) more tolerant attitude (tolerance) to the manifestation of unusual thoughts, behavior and appearance of individuals; 6) avalanche of information and change of means of communication; 7) the need to constantly learn, retrain, change your life; 8) increasing the educational level of the population and educational qualifications. These trends are important determinants of modern education