In summary, the average degree holder from Central Europe appears to have been better educated than a British or US degree holder because of the special education system that was formed and influenced by the Humboldtian humanist ideal in education. Other parts of the world had never been that much blessed in this respect,

You are aware that is exactly what GCSEs and A-Levels are, right?! Taking exams in a variety of subjects in order to gain placement at a university?! Not everything has to be a case of oneupmanship, as you so like it to be.

And I recall you once saying that nobody cared about my A-Level results (when we had to patiently explain to you what an access course is), so why should we care about the exams you had to sit 45+ years ago?! It's also safe to say that the subjects that you studied all those decades ago just might have made advances in the decades since you sat them, so more recent graduates might have more knowledge on those areas anyway!

Oh, and nobody said the study of linguistics made you a specialist on literature. Nobody. It only came up because you chose to try and humiliate myself and Somebody over the Carroll reference and failed spectacularly to do so! So now English Lit. is your new enemy number one! Much better to try and denigrate an entire field, rather than admit your mistake, eh?!