Percentile 3 = IQ 72

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72
Smarter than 3% of people
72 · 3.1%55100145
Borderline
Borderline, some tasks may need extra effort · Rarer than 1 in 33

Percentile 3 = IQ 72. Smarter than 3% of people. Classification: Borderline — Borderline, some tasks may need extra effort. Rarer than 1 in 33.

IQClassificationPercentile
100Average50.0%
120Superior90.9%
130Very Superior / Gifted97.7%

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What percentile is an IQ of 72?
An IQ of 72 sits at the 3.0th percentile — the top 97.0% of the population.
How many people have an IQ of 72 or higher?
Roughly 7,857,000,000 people worldwide — about 97.0% of 8.1 billion.
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