An even bigger problem is the fact that employers refuse to hire people without the right diplomas and certificates.
Other countries do have options, but Finland, where I live, the schools are public, period. You either attend them, or you're stuck doing minimum wage odd jobs for the rest of your life.
Naturally, there are people who are intelligent and capable, but for one reason or another simply don't succeed in school. Their talents, smarts and capabilities don't matter, the one thing that determines their success in life is the fact that they didn't do well in school.
Unless you happen to be good at sales jobs, like me. Sales is what saved me from minimum wage, thankfully.
But the rest? They're screwed.
Its awesome to hear about school outside of my home country! Here in the U.S., people often compare our schools to those in Finland because our schools have some serious problems and we hear you have great schools as far as academics go. I agree and think it is unfair though that how well you do in school at a young age can determine the rest of your life