Why are educated citizens important in a democracy?

It is important to say that without an educated population a democracy can't work, because a government needs people to understand the issues, discuss them, and be able to read about them. They also need to understand how government works and with those, in place, a democracy can work. Without an educated population, knowing the laws and what rights they have, the government is able to do things without the understanding or knowledge of the people. As long as the population is educated the government can't become a dictatorship because someone will know that it is wrong, in other word, in countries with low levels of education, dictatorships are more stable. Also it is obvious that more educated people are more likely to join groups, register to vote, etc. and less likely to do anti-social activities.Dec/16/2011