What an IQ of 80 means

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9.1 %
Smarter than 9.1% of people
80 · 9.1%55100145
Low Average
Low average, slightly below the population midpoint
🏛️ Mensa cutoff 130 — 50 points away
🌍 In the United States (national average ≈ 98, an estimate from test samples), an IQ of 80 is in the top 88.5%.

What an IQ of 80 means. Smarter than 9.1% of people. Classification: Low Average — Low average, slightly below the population midpoint.

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

❓ FAQ

Is an IQ of 80 a good score?
An IQ of 80 falls in the "Low Average" range and is higher than 9.1% of the population.
What percentile is an IQ of 80?
An IQ of 80 sits at the 9.1th percentile — the top 90.9% of the population.
Can you join Mensa with an IQ of 80?
Mensa requires roughly IQ 130 (top 2% on SD15); 80 is 50 points below the cutoff. Practice and a supervised test may close the gap.
How many people have an IQ of 80 or higher?
Roughly 7,361,188,593 people worldwide — about 90.9% of 8.1 billion.
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