He urged Americans to take advantage of the promise of an education.

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Bangalore started out with an advantage neither KL nor Hong Kong enjoy: a high standard of education among the local population.

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But it's not clear how much of this difference can be attributed to higher education, since smarter people are more likely to finish college and have an employment advantage regardless of what they learn there.

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