IQ 130: meaning, percentile and rarity
An IQ of 130 sits in the well above average range on the standard scale (mean 100, standard deviation 15). 97.72% of the reference population scores below this level, and 2.28% scores above it.
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- 97.72% of people score below IQ 130, and 2.28% score above it.
- Rarity
- About 1 in 44 people score IQ 130 or higher.
- Distance from the mean
- 30 points above the mean of 100 — about 2 standard deviations.
97.72% of people score below IQ 130, and 2.28% score above it.
What range does IQ 130 fall into?
An IQ of 130 sits in the well above average range.
This is the traditional gifted range: 130 is the 98th-percentile threshold that many gifted programs use as a cutoff, and clinical scales often label it very superior.
How rare is IQ 130?
About 1 in 44 people score IQ 130 or higher.
Frequently asked questions
- Is an IQ of 130 a good score?
- An IQ of 130 sits in the well above average range, with about 97.72% of a normal population scoring below it. Whether that counts as good depends on what the score is used for — and no single online result should be treated as a definitive measure of ability.
- How rare is an IQ of 130?
- In a normal distribution, about 1 in 44 people score IQ 130 or higher.
- What percentile is an IQ of 130?
- 97.72% of the reference population scores below IQ 130. That is its percentile rank — a position on a scale from 0 to 100, not the share of questions answered correctly.
This page describes the theoretical normal distribution (mean 100, standard deviation 15) for educational purposes. It is not a clinical assessment or a diagnosis.