What was Sherlock Holmes education like?

Answer 1

By his own account, Sherlock Holmes attended university for two years, meaning he had a more than adequate education. The details of his education apart from that are not included in the canon, however, apart from Holmes' statement that his area of study was different from most of the other students.

(My personal theory is that he studied chemistry at Oxford, which is more of a history/English school, as opposed to Cambridge, known for maths and science, but that's just me.)

Answer 2

In fact, there is never a mention of which university Holmes attended.

"He was the only friend I made during the two years that I was at college." -- Sherlock Holmes, "The 'Gloria Scott' ."

"Now and again cases came in my way, principally through the introduction of old fellow-students, for during my last years at the university there was a good deal of talk there about myself and my methods." -- Sherlock Holmes, 'The Musgrave Ritual'

Answer 3

The reader is not told.