>Culture, art, technology, science, growth, exploration, communication, and so on. Basically advancement in nearly every measurable way of every aspect of society
I doubt that these depend on quantity and not quality.
I much prefer to date a single woman of high quality than to have a bunch of flings and one night stands. Finding that woman is still a numbers game though. Same is true for the Einsteins and Jordans of the world being born.
So you have a plan to reduce the quantity and increase the quality? Right now it seems that education leads to lower birth rates and slows population growth so it goes the opposite direction someone would want.
Is it education or the time and money that is needed to get this education?
Not to mention that a costly education runs the risk of becoming useless after parental leave, especially for women.
Nowadays many people have to decide between family and career