1.0 %
Smarter than 1.0% of people
Extremely Low
Well below average, often benefits from extra support
🏛️ Mensa cutoff 130 — 65 points away
🌍 In the United States (national average ≈ 98, an estimate from test samples), an IQ of 65 is in the top 98.6%.
❓ FAQ
Is an IQ of 65 a good score?
An IQ of 65 falls in the "Extremely Low" range and is higher than 1.0% of the population.
What percentile is an IQ of 65?
An IQ of 65 sits at the 1.0th percentile — the top 99.0% of the population.
Can you join Mensa with an IQ of 65?
Mensa requires roughly IQ 130 (top 2% on SD15); 65 is 65 points below the cutoff. Practice and a supervised test may close the gap.
How many people have an IQ of 65 or higher?
Roughly 8,020,496,011 people worldwide — about 99.0% of 8.1 billion.