The intelligence–education relationship

Main article: Psychology of education

Intelligence is an important factor in how the individual responds to education. Those who have
higher intelligence tend to perform better at school and go on to higher levels of education. [49] This
effect is also observable in the opposite direction, in that education increases measurable
intelligence.[50] Studies have shown that while educational attainment is important in predicting
intelligence in later life, intelligence at 53 is more closely correlated to intelligence at 8 years old than
to educational attainment.[51]