Answer and Explanation:
The effects of education go way beyond basic literacy, creating a positive domino effect.
For example, educated people are usually more tolerant when it comes to cultural differences, to foreigners and immigrants. A consequence of that is a society capable of accepting people from all over the world, where discrimination and racial crimes are not acceptable.
Another example is that educated people understand the importance of equality. Educated societies tend to have a smaller gap when it comes to the treatment, employment and payment of people of different genders and races, for instance. As a consequence, people get better jobs, better salaries, and quality of life improves.
All in all, education provides us with the tools to learn from the past, to understand the present and to create a better future.