What does an IQ of 106 mean?

Answer 1

You are average. 90-110 is the range for average. Persons with scores below 90 to 70 are low and will need much help in school. Scores below 70 indicate varying levels of retardation although many in this area are educable and have much to offer to society. Those above 130 are considered gifted and have been overlooked in various school systems in the past. In the last 40 years or so there has been more emphasis on introducing programmes have been initiated to teach to the needs of the gifted and talented.

Descriptive Classifications of Intelligence Quotients

IQ

Description

% of Population

130+

Very superior

2.2%

120-129

Superior

6.7%

110-119

High average

16.1%

90-109

Average

50%

80-89

Low average

16.1%

70-79

Borderline

6.7%

Below 70

Extremely low

2.2%