Poverty is actually associated with many reasons but you have to try to change your position yourself for this, education is very important, nothing can be done without adequate education. Without education people do not get good jobs and their income is low. Education builds confidence in a person. Educated people can rely on their knowledge and skills without education there is a lack of confidence which is a big obstacle in getting good jobs.
You don’t need to put the level of your success and escaping poverty all in education, education is important no doubt but not to the extent where you say without education someone can’t make it in life, all that’s very important is for you to be able to learn and know how to read and write that’s all, you can learn skill and perfect what ever you learn as skill which you can use to earn even far more better than those who are highly educated, what matter is you knowing what you are doing.