Correlation between cognitive ability and educational attainment weakens over birth cohorts

Abstract Educational attainment is a key indicator of status and opportunity in meritocratic societies. However, it is unclear how educational expansion has affected the link between cognitive abilities and educational attainment. As a result, this study examines the correlation between cognitive ab...

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Main Authors: Arno Van Hootegem, Ole Røgeberg, Bernt Bratsberg, Torkild Hovde Lyngstad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-44605-6