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Do you need a degree to be educated ?

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SW-User
Yes.

Most of these answers are treating “educated” and “intelligent” as synonymous. They are not.

The questions of whether you need a degree to be intelligent or whether a degree ensures intelligence are entirely different and the answer to both would be no.
Quizzical · 46-50, M
@SW-User In the most literal sense, you are correct.

However, it IS possible to be self-educated, and in that case no degree would be attained.

In fact, it's also possible to attend a centre of learning, do a full degree course, and then not bother to sit the final exam. So you would have been educated, but not received the degree.
SW-User
@Quizzical True. “Educated” means you’ve had an education. A degree is a common signifier of that education, but not the only one.