Yes. Scandinavian countries and Australia have a lot less low paying jobs that are dangerous. Guess what - teaching system is also working better there than US/UK.
So, you are studying the habits of the scandinavian countries for ways to kill government education?
Somehow they've educated the populace into not accepting low pay for dangerous work. Personally I'd prefer good privatised education, but good government education is OK alternative.
They have a lot less low paying jobs full stop. But this is mainly due to, guess what... unions and government intervention!
Except in America only teachers unions (along with doctors/lawyers) have managed to raise the salary through (anti-consumer) unions, while the lumberjack/fisherman/roofer is thrown to the wolves. 'Unions for everyone' or 'unions for none' - the only fair way. 'Unions for the connected' and 'to hell with you' for everyone else is unfair, and the startup community should seek to destroy it.