The thing is that we never hear about the high percentage of uneducated people. Those that couldn't read/write or were busy tending the fields never wrote anyth

The thing is that we never hear about the high percentage of uneducated people. Those that couldn't read/write or were busy tending the fields never wrote anything, nor were they frequently written about by name. Well educated people these days are likely more well-read due to more resources, more history and more expectations. We stand on the shoulders of giants but still stand above them.