Average Rice Purity Score by Age: What Is Normal at Every Age

The average rice purity score by age falls as age rises. Under 18, the typical score sits in the high 80s to low 90s. By the early twenties it drops into the 50s and 60s, and by the thirties it settles lower still. If you want one number for your own age, the table below gives you the normal range, and the rest of this guide explains why that range moves the way it does.

Age matters more than almost anything else here. The 100 questions cover experiences that arrive over time, from first dates and parties to relationships and adult life. A younger taker has had fewer years for those items to apply, while an older taker has had more. That explains most of the pattern in every age table.

Key takeaways

• The average rice purity score by age is highest under 18 and falls steadily through the college years.
• The steepest fall happens between 18 and 24, when most social, romantic, and substance items first become possible.
• After the mid twenties the fall slows, because the items left unchecked tend to be the rarer ones.
• Different sites publish different age numbers because their samples differ in age mix, size, and method.

What the reported numbers say

Two large datasets shape nearly every average you see quoted online. The Rice Thresher dataset recorded 124,952 takers before 2018 and found an overall average of 61.46 across everyone. The arealme aggregates report an overall weighted average of about 63.85, with girls at 66.83 and boys at 61.40, and a most common single score of 93. Our own site tells a similar story on a smaller scale: across 170 tests taken on dricepuritytest.com so far, the average is 64.

Those headline numbers mix all ages together, so they hide the age pattern. A group made up mostly of teenagers will average far higher than a group made up mostly of adults in their thirties, even if both groups took the exact same test. That is why an age by age breakdown matters more than a single overall average. Compare with the range for your own age.

Dataset	Overall average	What it covers
Rice Thresher data	61.46	124,952 takers before 2018, all ages combined
arealme weighted data	63.85	Weighted across their quiz results, all ages combined
dricepuritytest.com	64	170 tests taken on our own site so far

Average rice purity score by age

The table below gives typical ranges for each age group, drawn from published community tables. Treat these as ranges, not exact statistics. No dataset publishes a clean single year average for every age, and the ranges reflect the spread across published tables rather than one source alone. The direction is consistent in every source.

Age	Typical range	Why it sits there
Under 18	High 80s to low 90s	Most items have not yet had a chance to apply
18	Low 80s to high 80s	School years behind you, adult life just beginning
19	Mid 70s to low 80s	First year of college independence starts to show
20	High 60s to mid 70s	Social life, relationships, and parties accumulate
21	High 50s to high 60s	Three or four years of adult social life behind you
22 to 24	Low 50s to low 60s	Later college years and early working life add more items
25 to 29	Mid 40s to mid 50s	Years of adult life move the score down steadily
30 to 39	High 30s to high 40s	Most common items checked, rarer items remain
40 to 49	Low 30s to low 40s	Two decades of adult experience behind you
50 and older	High 20s to high 30s	Almost all common items checked over a lifetime

Notice how wide each range is. At 21, the typical range runs from the high 50s to the high 60s. That spread is normal, since two 21 year olds can live very different lives. A range, not a single point, is the honest way to describe what is normal at any age.

Why scores fall fast at 18 to 24, then flatten

The years from 18 to 24 pack in more firsts than any other period of life. Leaving home, starting college or work, meeting a new circle of friends, dating, parties, and in many countries legal drinking all arrive in a short window. Each first checks another item on the list, so the score falls quickly. Our guide to the average rice purity score overall shows the same pattern from the other side: the overall average sits in the low 60s precisely because so many takers sit in this fast falling window.

After 24, the pace changes. The common items are mostly checked by then, so new points come only from rarer experiences. That is why the curve flattens: the score falls by a lot in the early twenties and by a little each decade after that.

What is normal at 16, 18, 21, and 30

At 16, a score in the high 80s or low 90s is completely normal. The test was written for college students, so many of its items describe experiences that a 16 year old has simply not reached yet. Our guide on whether teenagers should take the rice purity test covers the age question in more depth.

At 18, most takers land in the low 80s to high 80s. Starting college or work tends to pull the number down a little in the first year, as new freedoms and a new social circle arrive together. At 21, the typical range runs from the high 50s to the high 60s, close to the overall averages of 61.46 from Thresher and 63.85 from arealme. A score of 64 at 21 sits almost exactly on the overall average.

Why different sites publish different age numbers

If you search for the average rice purity score by age, you will find tables that disagree, sometimes by ten points or more for the same age. The samples differ: a site whose visitors are mostly students will report higher averages than a site whose visitors are mostly adults, and a weighted result differs from a simple mean. Age grouping differs too, since grouping 18 to 24 together blends fast falling first years with slower later years. Some tables also copy older data, while the Thresher dataset stops before 2018.

When you read an age table, ask who took the test, how many took it, and whether the table shows a range or a single point. Our own site average of 64 comes from only 170 tests so far, so we present it as a small sample, not as a rival to the Thresher or arealme datasets.

What your score does not say about you

A score below the average for your age does not mean you have done something wrong, and a score above it does not mean you have done something right. The test gives one point per item regardless of context, so it treats a single first kiss and a long relationship the same way. There is no score to aim for at your age, and the test cannot tell you what kind of person you are, at any age.

Frequently asked questions

What is the average rice purity score by age?

The average rice purity score by age is highest under 18, in the high 80s to low 90s, and falls through the college years to the 50s and 60s by the early twenties, then lower in the thirties and beyond. No single number fits every age, so use the range for your age group in the table above.

What is a normal rice purity score for a 21 year old?

A normal rice purity score for a 21 year old sits in the high 50s to high 60s, close to the overall averages of 61.46 from Thresher and 63.85 from arealme. A score of 64 at 21 sits almost exactly on the overall average.

Why do rice purity scores drop so much in college?

Scores drop in college because the years from 18 to 24 pack in more firsts than any other period of life: leaving home, new friends, dating, parties, and adult freedoms all arrive together, and each first checks another item on the list.

Does your rice purity score keep falling as you get older?

Yes, but more slowly. After the mid twenties the common items are mostly checked, so new points come only from rarer experiences, and the score falls by a little each decade rather than by a lot each year.

Is 64 a good rice purity score?

It depends on your age. At 21, 64 sits right on the overall average and in the normal range. At 16, 64 would sit well below the normal range, and at 30 it would sit well above it. Age decides whether 64 is low, normal, or high.