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Is a 141 IQ Good? What the Score Means

A 141 IQ is far above the average of 100. Only about 1 in 319 people score this high or higher. Clinical reports would call 141 Extremely High in WISC-V wording and Very Superior in the traditional WAIS-IV wording.

Percentile
99.69
How rare
1 in 319 score 141 or higher
WISC-V wording
Extremely High
Traditional wording (WAIS-IV)
Very Superior
Distance from 100
2.73 SD above
On an SD 16 test
about 144
On an SD 24 test
about 166
Our test's usual range here
127 or higher (90%)
Where 141 sits on the IQ curveA bell curve with a marker at 141. The shaded area to the left is the share of people who score lower; 141 is at the 99.69th percentile.70100130141

What does a 141 IQ mean?

A score of 141 is 2.73 standard deviations above the average of 100. On most IQ tests one standard deviation, the typical distance from the average, is 15 points, so 141 is 41 points away.

141 is 11 points above the start of the top band, which begins at 130 and has no upper end. About 2.5 in 100 people score anywhere in the top band that holds 141.

What percentile is an IQ of 141?

A score of 141 is at the 99.69th percentile. That percentile is the share of people who score lower than 141, not the share of questions right. Five points higher, 146 is at the 99.89th percentile. Five points lower, 136 is at the 99.18th percentile. Across those ten points around 141, the percentile moves by 0.71.

How rare is an IQ of 141?

About 1 in 319 people score 141 or higher. In a town of 100,000 people, about 313 would score 141 or higher.

For every 100 people who score exactly 100, about 2 score exactly 141. These figures for 141 come from the normal curve that IQ scales are built on, and the IQ calculator works out any other score.

What would 141 be on other tests?

Not every test would print 141 for this position. Older Stanford-Binet forms and many school tests use a standard deviation of 16; there, the same position as 141 is about 144. On a scale with a standard deviation of 24, used by the Cattell test, it is about 166. 141, 144 and 166 all mean the same percentile.

Is 141 a good IQ score?

The scale does not grade the person behind a 141; it places one result among other people’s results. As a position, 141 is far above the average of 100. What a 141 is useful for depends on the purpose, and a single online result is too rough for decisions about school, work or support. A 141 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.

Is 141 enough for Mensa?

Only if the 141 comes from a supervised test that Mensa accepts. American Mensa accepts scores at or above the 98th percentile, and 141 is at the 99.69th percentile. On the Wechsler scales the line is a full-scale IQ of 130, so 141 is 11 points above it. A 141 from an unsupervised internet test, ours included, is not accepted. Our Mensa IQ test guide explains the supervised routes to showing a 141.

Is 141 a genius IQ?

No test or psychology dictionary calls 141 a genius score, or defines one at all. The often quoted 140 goes back to a long-term study that selected children scoring above 140; by that line, 141 is 1 point over it. What a person with a 141 achieves depends on far more than a test number, as what IQ is considered genius explains.

What does an online result of 141 mean?

An online result of 141 is an estimate. When our test shows 141, the estimated range next to it usually reaches 145, the top of the scale our test reports, so it is shown as “127 or higher” or close to that. That range for 141 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 141 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 141 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 141, take the free IQ test. It has 30 questions and shows an estimated range with every result.

Scores near 141

  • 139 IQ: 2 points lower, at the 99.53rd percentile.
  • 140 IQ: 1 point lower, at the 99.62nd percentile.
  • 142 IQ: 1 point higher, at the 99.74th percentile.
  • 143 IQ: 2 points higher, at the 99.79th percentile.

Look up any score from 70 to 160, not only those near 141, in the score explorer.

FAQ

What percentile is 141 IQ?

A score of 141 is at the 99.69th percentile. That means about 99.69 percent of people score lower.

Is 141 IQ genius?

No test defines genius, so no test calls 141 genius. 141 is in the top band of the scale. Only about 1 in 319 people score this high or higher.

How many people have an IQ of 141?

On a whole-number scale, about 0.064 percent of people score exactly 141. About 1 in 319 people score 141 or higher.

Can an online test show 141?

Yes, as an estimate with a range: on our test a 141 usually comes with an estimated range shown as “127 or higher” or close to that.