Correlation between cognitive ability and educational attainment weakens over birth cohorts

dc.date.accessioned	2024-02-17T18:18:59Z
dc.date.available	2024-02-17T18:18:59Z
dc.date.created	2023-10-18T14:20:22Z
dc.date.issued	2023
dc.identifier.citation	Van Hootegem, Arno Røgeberg, Ole Jørgen Bratsberg, Bernt Magne Lyngstad, Torkild Hovde . Correlation between cognitive ability and educational attainment weakens over birth cohorts. Scientific Reports. 2023, 13(1)
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10852/108220
dc.description.abstract	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 ability and educational attainment across male birth cohorts in Norway. Utilizing administrative register data covering more than four decades, we investigate multiple measures of educational attainment and their connection to cognitive abilities. Our findings reveal a consistent decline in the correlation over time. These findings question the assumed shift towards meritocracy in educational systems and highlight a more complex relationship between cognitive ability and educational attainment.
dc.language	EN
dc.rights	Attribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.title	Correlation between cognitive ability and educational attainment weakens over birth cohorts
dc.title.alternative	ENEngelskEnglishCorrelation between cognitive ability and educational attainment weakens over birth cohorts
dc.type	Journal article
dc.creator.author	Van Hootegem, Arno
dc.creator.author	Røgeberg, Ole Jørgen
dc.creator.author	Bratsberg, Bernt Magne
dc.creator.author	Lyngstad, Torkild Hovde
cristin.unitcode	185,17,7,0
cristin.unitname	Institutt for sosiologi og samfunnsgeografi
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cristin.fulltext	original
cristin.qualitycode	1
dc.identifier.cristin	2185919
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dc.identifier.jtitle	Scientific Reports
dc.identifier.volume	13
dc.identifier.issue	1
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-44605-6
dc.type.document	Tidsskriftartikkel
dc.type.peerreviewed	Peer reviewed
dc.source.issn	2045-2322
dc.type.version	PublishedVersion
cristin.articleid	17747
dc.relation.project	NFR/300917
dc.relation.project	EC/H2020/818420