The reason that we receive education is so that we can get jobs and invent new things. If the people during the Industrial Revolution did not have any knowledge they would not have been able to create any of the inventions that were made. Therefor, the US and many other places inspired by these inventions would be completely different. This is just an example.
The purpose of education is so that society can run effectively with as few issues as possible. If nobody were educated, then many jobs could not be done correctly and society would run in chaos. The primary purpose of education is to teach everybody the basics so that we can all coexist with as few issues as possible.
