The invention discloses a foot-controlled type electric scooter. An electric scooter for controlling the direction in virtue of a handle support is large in size and inconvenient to carry; a scooter of a one-wheel structure is limited for young people. The foot-controlled type electric scooter comprises a sliding plate body, a gearbox, a direction control device, a power accelerating device and a speed reducing and braking device, wherein the bottom of the sliding plate body is fixed with the gearbox, and the direction control device is arranged inside the gearbox; the direction control device comprises a left direction pedal, a right direction pedal, a left rack, a right rack, a reset spring, a left gear, an intermediate gear, a right gear, a steering gear, a left gear mounting shaft, an intermediate gear mounting shaft, a right gear mounting shaft, a steering rack, a steering control rod, a rotating sleeve connecting rod, a rotating sleeve, a positioning sleeve and a front wheel; each of the power accelerating device and the speed reducing and braking device comprises a speed change pedal, a pedal support block, a push rod, a push rod sleeve, a return spring, a contact switch, a storage battery and a back wheel. The foot-controlled type electric scooter is simple to operate and control and high in portability.