What Does a 101 IQ Mean?
A 101 IQ is in the average range. About 53 in 100 people score lower than 101. Clinical reports using the WISC-V or the traditional WAIS-IV wording would call 101 Average.
- Percentile
- 52.66
- How rare
- 1 in 2 score 101 or higher
- WISC-V wording
- Average
- Traditional wording (WAIS-IV)
- Average
- Distance from 100
- 0.07 SD above
- On an SD 16 test
- about 101
- On an SD 24 test
- about 102
- Our test's usual range here
- 89 to 113 (90%)
What does a 101 IQ mean?
A score of 101 is 0.07 standard deviations above the average of 100. On most IQ tests one standard deviation, the typical distance from the average, is 15 points, so 101 is 1 point away.
101 sits in the middle of the 90 to 109 band, 9 points below the next band up. About 49 in 100 people score from 90 to 109, the average band that holds 101.
What percentile is an IQ of 101?
A score of 101 is at the 52.66th percentile. That percentile is the share of people who score lower than 101, not the share of questions right. Five points higher, 106 is at the 65.54th percentile. Five points lower, 96 is at the 39.49th percentile. Across those ten points around 101, the percentile moves by 26.06.
How rare is an IQ of 101?
A score of 101 is common. About 47 percent of people score 101 or higher.
For every 100 people who score exactly 100, about 100 score exactly 101. These figures for 101 come from the normal curve that IQ scales are built on, and the IQ calculator works out any other score.
What would 101 be on other tests?
Not every test would print 101 for this position. Older Stanford-Binet forms and many school tests use a standard deviation of 16; there, the same position as 101 is about 101. On a scale with a standard deviation of 24, used by the Cattell test, it is about 102. 101, 101 and 102 all mean the same percentile.
Is 101 a good IQ score?
The scale does not grade the person behind a 101; it places one result among other people’s results. 101 is inside the average band, 90 to 109, where about half of all people score. What a 101 is useful for depends on the purpose, and a single online result is too rough for decisions about school, work or support. A 101 describes some kinds of reasoning on one test, on one day, and leaves out a great deal that matters, such as effort, knowledge and character.
How close is 101 to the average?
101 is 1 point above the exact middle, 100. That gap is 0.07 of a standard deviation, which is small. Our average IQ guide explains why the middle stays at 100.
What does an online result of 101 mean?
An online result of 101 is an estimate. When our test shows 101, the estimated range next to it is usually about 89 to 113. That range for 101 is provisional: it comes from our scoring model and a simulation, not yet from real test takers. Our methodology shows how the range is made.
An unsupervised online 101 may also run a little high: a large review found a gap of about 3 IQ points. Taking the same kind of test again usually raises a score like 101 a little, mostly on the first retakes. Our guide are IQ tests accurate covers this in depth.
To see where your own result falls next to 101, take the free IQ test. It has 30 questions and shows an estimated range with every result.
Scores near 101
- 99 IQ: 2 points lower, at the 47.34th percentile.
- 100 IQ: 1 point lower, at the 50th percentile.
- 102 IQ: 1 point higher, at the 55.3rd percentile.
- 103 IQ: 2 points higher, at the 57.93rd percentile.
Look up any score from 70 to 160, not only those near 101, in the score explorer.
FAQ
What percentile is 101 IQ?
A score of 101 is at the 52.66th percentile. That means about 52.66 percent of people score lower.
Is 101 IQ average?
Yes. 101 is inside the 90 to 109 band, where about half of all people score.
How many people have an IQ of 101?
On a whole-number scale, about 2.7 percent of people score exactly 101. About 1 in 2 people score 101 or higher.
Can an online test show 101?
Yes, as an estimate with a range: on our test a 101 usually comes with an estimated range of about 89 to 113.