90th Percentile Explained

In simple terms, a percentile is a way of showing how a number compares to other numbers in a group. For the 90th percentile, it means that 90% of the numbers are the same or lower, while only 10% are higher.

The 90th percentile is like a marker or cutoff point. If something is in the 90th percentile, it means it's better than 90% of everything being compared, and it's only behind the top 10%. It's a helpful way to see how something ranks compared to the rest. Let's take an example: