What does an IQ of 120 mean?
An IQ of 120 is higher than about 90% of people. Roughly 1 in 10 people score 120 or above.
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Where 120 sits on the bell curve
IQ scores follow a bell curve with an average of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. The shaded area shows the 90% of people who score below 120.
What the "Very high" range means
Scores from 120 to 129 sit well above average, higher than about 9 in 10 people. People in this range usually pick up complex, abstract material quickly.
In a room of 100 people, about 10 would score 120 or higher.
Careers that often suit an IQ around 120
Based on how complex each job is. Your strongest reasoning area (abstract, numerical or verbal) changes the picture a lot, and the full test report matches careers to your own strengths.
How exact is a single score?
No test measures IQ to the exact point. A score of 120 on a short test is best read as a range of roughly 115 to 125. That's why the report on this site gives a confidence band as well as a score.
Nearby scores
| IQ | Higher than | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 114 | 82% | High average |
| 116 | 85% | High average |
| 118 | 88% | High average |
| 122 | 92% | Very high |
| 124 | 94% | Very high |
| 126 | 96% | Very high |
Questions people ask
Is 120 a good IQ score?
Yes. An IQ of 120 is above average, higher than about 90% of people.
What percentile is an IQ of 120?
An IQ of 120 is at about the 90th percentile: it is higher than roughly 90% of the population.
How rare is an IQ of 120?
About 1 in 10 people score 120 or higher.
Can my IQ score change?
Scores on any single test vary by a few points from day to day because of sleep, focus and familiarity with the question types. Underlying reasoning ability is fairly stable in adults, but a single result should always be read as a range rather than an exact number.
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