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Your AFQT score is 62. What does that mean?

You scored as well as or better than 62% of the comparison group.

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  1. As well as or better than 62% of the group ✔
  2. You answered 62% of the questions right
  3. You answered 62 questions right

Why: A percentile compares you with other people. The comparison group is a national sample of 18 to 23 year olds from a 1997 study. It says nothing about how many you got right.

Huh, didn't know that: Because it is a percentile, an AFQT of 50 means you did as well as or better than half the comparison group.

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I got a 62 on the AFQT. My dad asked if that was out of 62.
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Answer: As well as or better than 62% of the group. A percentile compares you with other people. The comparison group is a national sample of 18 to 23 year olds from a 1997 study. It says nothing about how many you got right.

  1. ASVAB FAQs (officialasvab.com) www.officialasvab.com/applicants/faqs
    your AFQT score of 62 indicates that you scored as well as or better than 62% of the nationally-representative sample
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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