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Average IQ in Philippines
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Estimated avg IQ
81
Percentile
10th
Region
Southeast Asia
vs world avg (82)
1 points below
Published cross-national IQ research places Philippines at an estimated national average IQ of around 81. This is a population mean estimate with wide confidence intervals — not a fixed number.
The Philippines' national average reflects limited educational investment and high poverty rates in rural areas. English proficiency is high, which may affect some IQ test results.
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Important caveats about national IQ averages
→Pause. Find out YOUR IQ before you keep reading.National IQ averages are widely cited but require careful interpretation:
- Within-country variation is enormous — typically 15-20 IQ points of standard deviation within any country, far larger than differences between countries
- Education and nutrition access are the strongest predictors of national average IQ — countries with better early childhood nutrition and schooling score higher
- Urban vs. rural gaps can be 10-15 points within the same country
- Measurement bias is real — tests developed in Western contexts may not perfectly transfer to other cultures
- Scores are rising in most countries (the Flynn effect) — estimates from 10+ years ago are already outdated
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Countries with similar average IQ
→Curious how YOU score? 20-min calibrated test.- Average IQ in India — estimated 82
- Average IQ in Iran — estimated 84
- Average IQ in Pakistan — estimated 84
- Average IQ in Bangladesh — estimated 81
- Average IQ in South Africa — estimated 77
What drives differences in national IQ?
→The numbers above? Find out where YOU land.Cross-national cognitive differences are strongly predicted by:
- Per-capita spending on education, particularly in early childhood
- Childhood nutrition — iodine, iron, and protein deficiency in early years have measurable cognitive effects
- Infectious disease burden — diseases that divert metabolic resources away from brain development
- Genetic diversity — surprisingly, more genetically diverse populations tend to score higher, not lower
- GDP per capita — as a proxy for all of the above
These factors suggest that national IQ averages are highly malleable — nutrition and education interventions reliably raise them over 1-2 generations.