Educational Attainment and Later-Life Cognitive Function in High- and Middle-Income Countries: Evidence From the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol.
Yuan S ZhangBrendan Q O'SheaXuexin YuTsai-Chin ChoKelvin Pengyuan ZhangJasdeep KlerKenneth M LangaDavid R WeirAlden L GrossLindsay C KobayashiPublished in: The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences (2024)
The relationship between education and later-life cognitive function across social and geographic contexts underscores the crucial role of education to promote cognitive health and reduce dementia risk. Continual improvement of educational attainment in low- and middle-income settings may yield a significant pay-off in later-life cognitive health.