percentile
/pərˈsɛntaɪl/
noun
- A value on a scale of 100 that indicates the percentage of a distribution that is equal to or below it.
- Income data is often reported in percentiles to show how earnings are spread across the population.
- Her test score placed her in the 90th percentile, meaning she scored higher than 90% of students.
- The child's height is in the 50th percentile for his age.