IQ 119: what it means, percentile and how rare it is

An IQ score of 119 is higher than about 89.7% of people, which puts it in the 90th percentile. Roughly 1 in 9.7 people score higher than 119. On the WISC-V it is classified as High Average.

Percentile: 90th
Higher than: 89.7%
People scoring higher: 1 in 9.7
WISC-V classification: High Average

Where an IQ of 119 falls on the bell curve. The shaded area is the 10.3% of people who score higher. (+1.27 SD)

What does an IQ of 119 mean?

119 is the highest score in the High Average range (110–119); one more point would move it into the next range.
In a group of 100 people, about 10 would score higher than 119.

Scores from 110 to 119 are High Average, the step above the middle of the scale. About 16% of people score here.

People in this range usually pick up new material without much trouble and do well with problems that require reasoning. It is above most people, but still close enough to the middle that effort, knowledge and interest matter more than the difference between, say, 112 and 118.

Because of measurement error, scores just above 110 and just below 110 are practically the same result. Read the band as a range, not a hard line.

IQ 119 on other scales and tests

Different tests spread scores differently. The same rank as an IQ of 119 on an SD-15 test gives these numbers elsewhere:

Scale	Equivalent score	Classification
SD 15: WISC-V, WAIS, Stanford-Binet 5	119	High Average
WAIS-IV (older label)	119	High Average
Stanford-Binet 5	119	High average
SD 16: older Stanford-Binet, Cattell Culture Fair	120	–
SD 24: Cattell III B	130	–

How precise is an IQ score of 119?

No test measures IQ exactly. On individually administered tests such as the WAIS, the full-scale score comes with a 95% confidence interval of roughly ±5 points, so a result of 119 is best read as "probably somewhere between 114 and 124". Scores can also shift a few points between different tests or after a few years.

Online tests, including ours, are self-assessments. They are useful for curiosity and practice, but they are not a substitute for an assessment by a psychologist.

IQ scores near 119

IQ score	Percentile	Higher than	WISC-V classification
114	82nd	82.5%	High Average
115	84th	84.1%	High Average
116	86th	85.7%	High Average
117	87th	87.1%	High Average
118	88th	88.5%	High Average
119	90th	89.7%	High Average
120	91st	90.9%	Very High
121	92nd	91.9%	Very High
122	93rd	92.9%	Very High
123	94th	93.7%	Very High
124	95th	94.5%	Very High

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Test scale (standard deviation)

Or start from a percentile

For example 98 for the top 2%.

Percentile: 90th
Higher than: 89.7%
People scoring higher: 1 in 9.7
Classification (WISC-V): High Average

IQ 119: frequently asked questions

Is an IQ of 119 good?+

Yes. An IQ of 119 is above average: higher than about 89.7% of people. Tests classify it as High Average.

What percentile is an IQ of 119?+

An IQ of 119 is in the 90th percentile on a scale with mean 100 and standard deviation 15. It is higher than about 89.7% of people and lower than about 10.3%.

How rare is an IQ of 119?+

Roughly 1 in 9.7 people score higher than 119. In a group of 1,000 people you would expect about 103 to score higher.

Is 119 above average?+

Yes. The average is 100 and the Average range runs from 90 to 109, so 119 is in the next range up, High Average. It is higher than about 89.7% of people.