Education drives both wealth and the chances of living to a ripe old age

'In the end it is not the years in your life but the life in your years that count'

13 July 2022 - 10:00

By Nathaniel Lee

There is a strong belief that when countries develop economically people live longer lives. In the 1980s researchers found that gains in literacy were associated with greater increases in life expectancy than gains in wealth were.

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