5For men, yes. In the United States, 5′5″ is below average for a man. Only 11.6% of men are 5′5″ or shorter.5 Percent. Five percent (5%) means 5 per 100 = 0.05. 5% is a fractional representation of a value, which snifies 5 parts out of 100. For example, if the value is 100, then 5% of that value would be 5 (100 multiplied by 5% or 0.05).