Educationo r educated in my point of view is someone who knows the fact and understand the context of the subject. An illiterate person can be educated as well.Education - in science would master you in principles of science and in English would perfect your language. The term education as mere left it as book education in todays world.BA , MA engineering etc. The objective of education depends.It can be for money or knowledge .It depends from person to person and the type of education the person is seeking.