Does achieving a degree means that you have become a civilized and educated human being? I don't think so. Getting knowledge won't make you an educated person. The most common example of illiteracy by educated people is when there is littering iin educational institutes and illiterate people are hired to clean the mess. cramming your course books won't bring wisdom, it will only bring knowledge without enlightenment.
THe most basic problem for me I think is thinking that your education entitles you yo a lot more than the people who dont have. BEing well learned in one thing only means you might be an expert there however kothing compares to what is really being in there means