Chile is far from unique in this respect. From Colegio Nacional in Buenos Aires to Stuyvesant High School in New York City, institutions that are public, meritocratic, and free have long and distinguished records of achievement across the Americas.
智利在这方面远非独一无二。从布宜诺斯艾利斯的国立大学到纽约市史帝文森高中，拉美各国任人唯才的免费公立学校所取得的成绩最为突出。