Firstly, free education ensures everyone has the opportunities to pursue knowledge and career. Consequently, people could contribute their knowledge and expertise to society. Moreover, it could affect economic growth and innovation, leading to a more prosperous society overall. For instance, in Singapore, education is pretty affordable to the citizen. As a result, most Singaporeans are really educated and Singapore would be able to be one of the richest countries, while only having a small region and limited natural resources. Now, Singapore's highest exports are their expertise to other countries and they have a lot of big companies providing employment to their citizen and others.