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What Does a 71 IQ Mean?

A 71 IQ is far below the average of 100. About 3 in 100 people score lower than 71. Clinical reports would call 71 Very Low in WISC-V wording and Borderline in the traditional WAIS-IV wording.

Percentile
2.66
How rare
1 in 38 score 71 or lower
WISC-V wording
Very Low
Traditional wording (WAIS-IV)
Borderline
Distance from 100
1.93 SD below
On an SD 16 test
about 69
On an SD 24 test
about 54
Our test's usual range here
up to 85 (90%)
Where 71 sits on the IQ curveA bell curve with a marker at 71. The shaded area to the left is the share of people who score lower; 71 is at the 2.66th percentile.7010013071

What does a 71 IQ mean?

A score of 71 is 1.93 standard deviations below the average of 100. On most IQ tests one standard deviation, the typical distance from the average, is 15 points, so 71 is 29 points away.

71 sits near the bottom of the 70 to 79 band, 9 points below the next band up. About 6 in 100 people score from 70 to 79, the band that holds 71. A 71 on its own is not a diagnosis of anything. Intellectual disability needs limits in two areas at once. One is reasoning, shown by a score around 70 or as high as 75. The other is adaptive behavior: the conceptual, social and practical skills of daily life. Both must begin before age 22.

What percentile is an IQ of 71?

A score of 71 is at the 2.66th percentile. That percentile is the share of people who score lower than 71, not the share of questions right. Five points higher, 76 is at the 5.48th percentile.

How rare is an IQ of 71?

About 1 in 38 people score 71 or lower. In a town of 100,000 people, about 2,700 would score 71 or lower.

For every 100 people who score exactly 100, about 15 score exactly 71. These figures for 71 come from the normal curve that IQ scales are built on, and the IQ calculator works out any other score.

What would 71 be on other tests?

Not every test would print 71 for this position. Older Stanford-Binet forms and many school tests use a standard deviation of 16; there, the same position as 71 is about 69. On a scale with a standard deviation of 24, used by the Cattell test, it is about 54. 71, 69 and 54 all mean the same percentile.

Is 71 a good IQ score?

The scale does not grade the person behind a 71; it places one result among other people’s results. As a position, 71 is far below the average of 100. What a 71 is useful for depends on the purpose, and a single online result is too rough for decisions about school, work or support. A 71 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.

What should you do with a 71 result?

First, look at where the 71 came from. An online 71 is a rough estimate, and any single score moves between sittings. If you need an assessment for school, work or support after a 71, a psychologist can give a full test and look at everyday skills too. The IQ scale guide explains scores like 71 with care.

What does an online result of 71 mean?

An online result of 71 is an estimate. When our test shows 71, the estimated range next to it usually reaches below 70, the lowest score our test reports, so it is shown as “up to 85” or close to that. That range for 71 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 71 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 71 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 71, take the free IQ test. It has 30 questions and shows an estimated range with every result.

Scores near 71

  • 70 IQ: 1 point lower, at the 2.28th percentile.
  • 72 IQ: 1 point higher, at the 3.1st percentile.
  • 73 IQ: 2 points higher, at the 3.59th percentile.
  • 74 IQ: 3 points higher, at the 4.15th percentile.

Look up any score from 70 to 160, not only those near 71, in the score explorer.

FAQ

What percentile is 71 IQ?

A score of 71 is at the 2.66th percentile. That means about 2.66 percent of people score lower.

Is 71 IQ low?

71 is below the average band. About 2.7 in 100 people score 71 or lower. A single 71 is not a diagnosis.

How many people have an IQ of 71?

On a whole-number scale, about 0.4 percent of people score exactly 71. About 1 in 38 people score 71 or lower.

Can an online test show 71?

Yes, as an estimate with a range: on our test a 71 usually comes with an estimated range shown as “up to 85” or close to that.