what does it mean to be educated?

I have never thought what it means to be educated. Our public school system says that if you pass a few standardized tests it means that you are educated. However I know a lot of people in amazing colleges who still can't spell correctly and have no common sense at all. Education is also relative. One society will value knowledge on a topic that another one might not. Earning a graduate degree is a way to tell the world that a person has been educated. In my opinion being educated is the ability to be motivated to learn new things and take that interest outside of school and try to be the best person you can be.