Two years of education can impact the way you age

Fewer than one percent of older Australians engage in formal study, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

However, older adults who ‘achieved higher levels of education tended to age more slowly and went on to live longer lives as compared to those who did not achieve upward educational mobility.’

Researchers studied families of three generations to understand the association of educational achievements between parents and their adult children. Just two years of further education is said to decrease the rate of ageing by up to three percent, according to the study.