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Education and infrastructure are future productivity
13 years → 7.9time in school versus effective learningBrazilian students spend almost 13 years in school, but learn the equivalent of 7.9
64thranking of Brazilian 15-year-old students in mathamong 81 countries
3 in 4students below the basic level in math
+⅔how much higher each Brazilian’s income could bewith quality education and health for all, according to the World Bank
Human capital is the second of the three engines. It takes a generation to pay off, which is why it tends to lose to what pays off this quarter.