What is the social significance of education?

The social significance of formations is a struggle for survival in any era of time.
unfortunately, every year there are fewer people who do not realize the whole essence of the importance of education. Thus, harming not only oneself, but the whole people.
after all, an educated person, he benefits not only himself, but also others, i.e. passing on your knowledge .. experience .. skill … to others.
It is not for nothing that all religions indicate that you need to get an education (for example, in the Bible, or in the Koran …)