Here’s the key: recognize that “education” is not something that is done to someone, it’s something that someone does.
And recognize that, at some age around 12, it’s possible to identify possible high school students and others (most) for whom further education is a waste.
Limit college to the top 5%, determined by exam.
After that, everything else falls into place.
“Limit college to the top 5%, determined by exam.”
You have learned the ways of the Communist Manifesto well Grasshopper. :-)