Other countries probably have a more centralized, standardized schooling system. In the USA schooling is at the local and state level.

> Other countries probably have a more centralized, standardized schooling system.

Which is basically what the SATs are:

* https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAT

This is what Baccalaureates, Abitur, Gaokao, etc. are: much more standardized high-school final exams, used as a metric for university admissions.