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Is a 112 IQ Good? What the Score Means

A 112 IQ is a little above the average of 100. About 79 in 100 people score lower than 112. Clinical reports using the WISC-V or the traditional WAIS-IV wording would call 112 High Average.

Percentile
78.81
How rare
1 in 5 score 112 or higher
WISC-V wording
High Average
Traditional wording (WAIS-IV)
High Average
Distance from 100
0.80 SD above
On an SD 16 test
about 113
On an SD 24 test
about 119
Our test's usual range here
100 to 124 (90%)
Where 112 sits on the IQ curveA bell curve with a marker at 112. The shaded area to the left is the share of people who score lower; 112 is at the 78.81st percentile.70100130112

What does a 112 IQ mean?

A score of 112 is 0.80 standard deviations above the average of 100. On most IQ tests one standard deviation, the typical distance from the average, is 15 points, so 112 is 12 points away.

112 sits near the bottom of the 110 to 119 band, 8 points below the next band up. About 17 in 100 people score from 110 to 119, the band just above average that holds 112.

What percentile is an IQ of 112?

A score of 112 is at the 78.81st percentile. That percentile is the share of people who score lower than 112, not the share of questions right. Five points higher, 117 is at the 87.15th percentile. Five points lower, 107 is at the 67.96th percentile. Across those ten points around 112, the percentile moves by 19.18.

How rare is an IQ of 112?

About 1 in 5 people score 112 or higher. In a town of 100,000 people, about 21,000 would score 112 or higher.

For every 100 people who score exactly 100, about 73 score exactly 112. These figures for 112 come from the normal curve that IQ scales are built on, and the IQ calculator works out any other score.

What would 112 be on other tests?

Not every test would print 112 for this position. Older Stanford-Binet forms and many school tests use a standard deviation of 16; there, the same position as 112 is about 113. On a scale with a standard deviation of 24, used by the Cattell test, it is about 119. 112, 113 and 119 all mean the same percentile.

Is 112 a good IQ score?

The scale does not grade the person behind a 112; it places one result among other people’s results. As a position, 112 is a little above the average of 100. What a 112 is useful for depends on the purpose, and a single online result is too rough for decisions about school, work or support. A 112 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 112 from the average?

112 is 12 points above the average of 100, or 0.80 of a standard deviation. About 28.8 percent of people score between 100 and 112. About 21.2 percent score higher than 112. Our average IQ guide explains why the middle sits at 100 rather than at 112.

What does an online result of 112 mean?

An online result of 112 is an estimate. When our test shows 112, the estimated range next to it is usually about 100 to 124. That range for 112 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 112 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 112 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 112, take the free IQ test. It has 30 questions and shows an estimated range with every result.

Scores near 112

  • 110 IQ: 2 points lower, at the 74.75th percentile.
  • 111 IQ: 1 point lower, at the 76.83rd percentile.
  • 113 IQ: 1 point higher, at the 80.69th percentile.
  • 114 IQ: 2 points higher, at the 82.47th percentile.

Look up any score from 70 to 160, not only those near 112, in the score explorer.

FAQ

What percentile is 112 IQ?

A score of 112 is at the 78.81st percentile. That means about 78.81 percent of people score lower.

Is 112 IQ average?

Yes. 112 is inside the 90 to 109 band, where about half of all people score.

How many people have an IQ of 112?

On a whole-number scale, about 1.9 percent of people score exactly 112. About 1 in 5 people score 112 or higher.

Can an online test show 112?

Yes, as an estimate with a range: on our test a 112 usually comes with an estimated range of about 100 to 124.