Qualified vis-a-vis educated

“Literacy provides a person with the ability to acquire information to develop the know-how called education.”

While an educated person can be a literate, every literate person cannot be called educated. Education is a broader concept which takes into consideration the all round development of a human personality. Whereas literacy is a narrower concept that tends to maintain the status quo. Education aims to make a person rational i.e. to think comprehensively and reason scientifically. It includes developing skills and learning to maneuver them in the right direction.

A common belief maintains that educated people are bereft of superstitions, biasedness, irrational socio-religious beliefs, and customs.

Also, education brings revolution in the way of thinking. It encourages a person to think out of the box (creatively). It inspires a person to be curious, innovative and develop a rational behavior. The relative behavior is dependent upon people, where the form of education varies. A person’s education is dependent upon her/his field of work and may not necessarily liberate her/him from mental slavery.

Reading book after book the whole world died, and none ever became learned !
— Kabir Granthavali,