I&#x27;d like to see examples of said countries; at least of any of the developed nations I&#x27;m familiar with, I&#x27;ve never heard of such a scheme.  In universal education schemes, like what are common in Europe, competition for top schools is extremely high, a single test score determines the trajectory of a student&#x27;s life in many cases.  In systems like that are present in places China, performance not only dictates your school but also your profession with highest performers tracked for the engineering and sciences and working its way down (unless of course you are independently wealthy to the point of seeking foreign education).<p>I suspect, from my personal experience; n=small etc, the value in the ~knowledge~ of a 4 year bachelor&#x27;s degree in the united states is very close to 0, honestly. Especially for the people in this community, I would be extremely surprised if what was taught in schools came up anywhere bu a white board interview from a pretentious company.<p>I would love to hear counter anecdotes or be presented data to the contrary