Basic education and skill. Sports immediately came to mind. Most football players lack basic education, but thanks to their skills, they can earn money most people can't. A person can also train themselves later. Skills seem more important to me, but both are possible, but sometimes you have to sacrifice some things from education to improve your skills. In such cases, if I had to choose, I would focus on skills.

I don't think school education is as important anymore as it was in the past.