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.
Yes I agree with you. Many people in my country keep cram English book become 100% in TOEFL but cannot speak and if they read English newspaper they will keep English dictionary for a word looking.