That's also true in many other developed nations in regards to education, such as Canada, Japan and Britain, which have between moderately and very expensive education systems. Britain for example now has arguably the most expensive university costs:

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/nov/24/uk-has-hig...

"Britain has the world’s most expensive public university tuition fees, surpassing the average in US equivalent institutions. While student fees can be higher at many ivy league and other top colleges, the £9,000 annual charge for attending an English institution pushed the British average above the US’s public colleges for the first time, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said."

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/62a1d4e0-9213-11e5-bd82-c1fb8...