This is particularly true for the allocation of resources in the area of social transfers. Education is probably the most prominent example for such public services, but other areas may play important roles as well, including health and transport policies. Despite much progress, a significant share of Brazil’s population lacks access to essential services. In 2011 nearly 22% of the population lived in a household where no resident had completed at least 8 years of schooling, although ten years earlier this share was almost twice as high (Figure 15).