1.6 %
Smarter than 1.6% of people
Extremely Low
Well below average, often benefits from extra support
🏛️ Mensa cutoff 130 — 62 points away
🌍 In the United States (national average ≈ 98, an estimate from test samples), an IQ of 68 is in the top 97.7%.
❓ FAQ
Is an IQ of 68 a good score?
An IQ of 68 falls in the "Extremely Low" range and is higher than 1.6% of the population.
What percentile is an IQ of 68?
An IQ of 68 sits at the 1.6th percentile — the top 98.4% of the population.
Can you join Mensa with an IQ of 68?
Mensa requires roughly IQ 130 (top 2% on SD15); 68 is 62 points below the cutoff. Practice and a supervised test may close the gap.
How many people have an IQ of 68 or higher?
Roughly 7,966,766,037 people worldwide — about 98.4% of 8.1 billion.