Chile's education system is the most expensive in the world due to Pinochet; not the US as others may think (http://www.attn.com/stories/836/chile-makes-college-tuition-free).

Perhaps Chilean students are having the last laugh here because the students protested for the tuition free. It's worst than the US with student debt.

Last I looked, Chile is not a Nordic country and maybe offers another example to follow. Then again, does American exceptionalism rule here?