| ▲ | DataDaoDe a day ago | |
> IQ scores in most of the Western world began reversing sometime from the 90s to early 00s. [1] That link is for the US but similar stuff has also been observed in most of every Western/OECD nation. I wonder to what extent demographic shifts account for the observed reversal? It would be interesting to tease out what happens where composition remains constant, i.e. Poland. Though I doubt this explains the entire effect. > By contrast they're still rapidly increasing in the 'Global South'. seems like the Flynn effect doing its thing just as it did in western countries in the 20th century. | ||