In his poem "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard," does Thomas Gray condemn poverty or does he criticize educating the poor?

In "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard," Gray, or his speaker, certainly does not criticize educating the poor.  His sentiment is that among the poor buried in the churchyard there may well be people like Oliver Cromwell (but kinder) or like ruling senators, except that they had no education.

And what kept them from having education was their poverty.  Penury, or poverty, is cited as what keeps poor people, like those buried in the cemetery, from achieving successes like those achieved by leaders such as Cromwell and senators.

Thus, in the poem, the speaker certainly condemns poverty, but does not criticize educating the poor.