Table 1.
Cognitive performance by country, age group and education (Mean scores)
Observations | Fluency | Memory | Global assessment | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age group | ||||
50–54 | 4,760 | 21.1 | 9.8 | 0.11 |
55–59 | 4,843 | 20.6 | 9.3 | 0.08 |
60–64 | 4,360 | 19.8 | 8.8 | 0.04 |
65–69 | 3,845 | 18.7 | 8.1 | −0.01 |
70–74 | 3,114 | 17.3 | 7.3 | −0.09 |
75–79 | 2,234 | 16.3 | 6.7 | −0.14 |
80–84 | 1,330 | 15.2 | 5.8 | −0.22 |
85–99 | 666 | 13.6 | 4.8 | −0.32 |
Years of education | ||||
0–2 | 1,491 | 13.0 | 5.2 | −0.31 |
3–5 | 2,200 | 13.8 | 6.1 | −0.23 |
6–9 | 7,309 | 17.4 | 7.5 | −0.07 |
10–12 | 6,079 | 20.2 | 9.0 | 0.06 |
13–15 | 5,296 | 21.9 | 9.6 | 0.12 |
16+ | 2,777 | 22.2 | 10.2 | 0.15 |
Total | 25,152 | 19.0 | 8.4 | 0.00 |
Note: Mean raw scores for memory and fluency tasks and mean index of global cognitive assessment are presented.