Shouldn't the ultimate test of an education system be the practical outputs that serve society? We use testing for more immediate results, but there's nothing p

Shouldn't the ultimate test of an education system be the practical outputs that serve society? We use testing for more immediate results, but there's nothing particularly telling at a more practical level that engineering in the EU and NA is falling behind India, as far as I can tell innovation in STEM is still taking place frequently in EU and NA.