IQ Score Guide / 109
Is 109 a Good IQ Score?
What an IQ of 109 means, where it ranks, and what it reveals about cognitive ability.
Where IQ 109 sits on the scale
An IQ of 109 is higher than 73% of people
In a room of 100 people, about 27 would score 109 or higher.
What an IQ of 109 means
An IQ of 109 is a little above average, higher than about 73% of people. Almost any job or course is within reach. From here on, effort and experience usually matter more than the score itself.
How people who score 109 actually do
We looked at the 2,490 people who have scored exactly 109 on the IQScore test. On average, their strongest area was spatial reasoning and their weakest was numerical reasoning. Here is the typical breakdown by section.
Real data from 2,490 IQScore test-takers. Section figures are the average percentage answered correctly in each area. Updated October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Is 109 a good IQ score?
Yes. An IQ of 109 is a little above average, higher than about 73% of people. At this level, effort and experience usually matter more than the score itself.
What percentile is an IQ of 109?
An IQ of 109 is at about the 73th percentile. In plain terms, you score higher than around 73 out of every 100 people. The average score is 100.
What jobs suit an IQ of 109?
Almost any career or course is realistic at this level. Technical jobs, management and teaching all sit comfortably here. Effort and know-how tend to decide outcomes more than the score.
Can you improve an IQ of 109?
Somewhat. The clearest short-term factor is sleep, with diet, exercise and stress also playing a part. Realistic gains are a handful of points, mostly from removing things that drag a score down rather than adding raw ability.
Careers that commonly score in this range
Occupational averages from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. An average, not a requirement.
Famous people near IQ 109
Reported or estimated figures from third-party sources, none are clinically verified.
Andrew Jackson
Estimated around 110, 1 point above 109
7th US President, self-educated lawyer and military general. Popular presidential IQ surveys place Jackson at approximately 105–115, reflecting strong practical and emotional intelligence over formal academic ability.
Kanye West
Estimated around 115, 6 points above 109
Rapper and producer with 24 Grammy Awards, among the most decorated artists in the ceremony's history. He left Chicago State University to pursue music and named his first three albums after that decision.
Ronald Reagan
Estimated around 110, 1 point above 109
40th US President and former actor, IQ estimated at approximately 105–115 across several published assessments of presidential cognitive ability.
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