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Is a 111 IQ Good? What the Score Means

A 111 IQ is a little above the average of 100. About 77 in 100 people score lower than 111. Clinical reports using the WISC-V or the traditional WAIS-IV wording would call 111 High Average.

Percentile
76.83
How rare
1 in 4 score 111 or higher
WISC-V wording
High Average
Traditional wording (WAIS-IV)
High Average
Distance from 100
0.73 SD above
On an SD 16 test
about 112
On an SD 24 test
about 118
Our test's usual range here
99 to 123 (90%)
Where 111 sits on the IQ curveA bell curve with a marker at 111. The shaded area to the left is the share of people who score lower; 111 is at the 76.83rd percentile.70100130111

What does a 111 IQ mean?

A score of 111 is 0.73 standard deviations above the average of 100. On most IQ tests one standard deviation, the typical distance from the average, is 15 points, so 111 is 11 points away.

111 sits near the bottom of the 110 to 119 band, 9 points below the next band up. About 17 in 100 people score from 110 to 119, the band just above average that holds 111.

What percentile is an IQ of 111?

A score of 111 is at the 76.83rd percentile. That percentile is the share of people who score lower than 111, not the share of questions right. Five points higher, 116 is at the 85.69th percentile. Five points lower, 106 is at the 65.54th percentile. Across those ten points around 111, the percentile moves by 20.15.

How rare is an IQ of 111?

About 1 in 4 people score 111 or higher. In a town of 100,000 people, about 23,000 would score 111 or higher.

For every 100 people who score exactly 100, about 76 score exactly 111. These figures for 111 come from the normal curve that IQ scales are built on, and the IQ calculator works out any other score.

What would 111 be on other tests?

Not every test would print 111 for this position. Older Stanford-Binet forms and many school tests use a standard deviation of 16; there, the same position as 111 is about 112. On a scale with a standard deviation of 24, used by the Cattell test, it is about 118. 111, 112 and 118 all mean the same percentile.

Is 111 a good IQ score?

The scale does not grade the person behind a 111; it places one result among other people’s results. As a position, 111 is a little above the average of 100. What a 111 is useful for depends on the purpose, and a single online result is too rough for decisions about school, work or support. A 111 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 far is 111 from the average?

111 is 11 points above the average of 100, or 0.73 of a standard deviation. About 26.8 percent of people score between 100 and 111. About 23.2 percent score higher than 111. Our average IQ guide explains why the middle sits at 100 rather than at 111.

What does an online result of 111 mean?

An online result of 111 is an estimate. When our test shows 111, the estimated range next to it is usually about 99 to 123. That range for 111 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 111 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 111 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 111, take the free IQ test. It has 30 questions and shows an estimated range with every result.

Scores near 111

  • 109 IQ: 2 points lower, at the 72.57th percentile.
  • 110 IQ: 1 point lower, at the 74.75th percentile.
  • 112 IQ: 1 point higher, at the 78.81st percentile.
  • 113 IQ: 2 points higher, at the 80.69th percentile.

Look up any score from 70 to 160, not only those near 111, in the score explorer.

FAQ

What percentile is 111 IQ?

A score of 111 is at the 76.83rd percentile. That means about 76.83 percent of people score lower.

Is 111 IQ average?

Yes. 111 is inside the 90 to 109 band, where about half of all people score.

How many people have an IQ of 111?

On a whole-number scale, about 2.0 percent of people score exactly 111. About 1 in 4 people score 111 or higher.

Can an online test show 111?

Yes, as an estimate with a range: on our test a 111 usually comes with an estimated range of about 99 to 123.