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The majority of people in medieval times were illiterate; only the wealthy and powerful had access to education. Academic instruction was for the most part considered unnecessary for women in any social strata.
Latin Instruction
Those of the noble class were taught to read and write in Latin, which served as the common language of the medieval world, according to the website Medievality.com.
Monastery Education
Monasteries served as repositories of learning in the medieval world. Because few professions called for education, many who studied in monasteries became monks themselves, writing books and translating classical literature.
Peasants
Obtaining education was difficult at best for the lower classes, both because it was prohibitively expensive and because the ruling classes did nothing to encourage the literacy of their subjects.
Knights
Knights, as elite fighters of medieval times, were educated from childhood. Besides learning the necessary battle skills, they also were taught to read and write.
Universities
By the time of the High Middle Ages (the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries), Europe was becoming more stable and the first real universities, such as Oxford and Cambridge, began providing education for the growing classes of well-off traders, merchants and craftsmen.
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