Is the std. of education gng. up or down?

How we measure the standard of education. By The job, by the knowledge or by the number of institutions. What is the purpose of education? Well i think There are increasing number of institution and it is now easy to get degree. also we go at lower level. what is the purpose of education at lower level. To get More and more marks? We are pushing child to make more and more marks and then more and more money. The purpose of education in my view is to provide the correct knowledge and deep understanding of subject and to build the concept. But This thing is loosing not from now but from many years but because the platform is available now so we are discussing. The purpose of education should be only understanding not grading if we want that people can learn not they can remember.