Greek grading system
In Greece, university grades run from 10.00 (best) to 0.00, and 5.00 is the lowest pass. Lyceum grades: 0.0 to 20.0, lowest pass 10.
Example · Credit-weighted average of 3 courses
λίαν καλώς (very good)
A pass. 5.00 is the lowest pass.
3 courses, 15 credits. Your institution’s own rules on rounding or cutting off decimals decide the grade on your record.
University grades: 0.00 to 10.00
Courses and degrees at Greek universities. The three passing words are the classes of the final degree grade, worked out from the credit-weighted average of all courses including the thesis.
| Grade | On the transcript | Meaning | Pass? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.50–10 | άριστα | excellent | Pass |
| 6.50–8.49 | λίαν καλώς | very good | Pass |
| 5.00–6.49 | καλώς | good | Pass |
| 0–4.99 | ανεπιτυχώς | fail | Fail |
Lyceum grades: 0.0 to 20.0
General upper secondary school (lykeio) and the apolytirio leaving certificate. The apolytirio states the distinction word with the grade.
| Grade | On the transcript | Meaning | Pass? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.1–20 | άριστα | excellent | Pass |
| 16.1–18 | λίαν καλώς | very good | Pass |
| 13.1–16 | καλώς | good | Pass |
| 10–13 | σχεδόν καλώς | almost good | Pass |
| 5.1–9.9 | ανεπαρκώς | insufficient | Fail |
| 0–5 | κακώς | poor | Fail |
Greek grades and a US GPA
This page gives no US equivalents for Greek grades: we found no table for them on Wikipedia or from an official source, and we do not make one up. A US university reads a foreign transcript itself or through the credential evaluation service it names, and its conversion is the one that counts.
Send your grades as they are, with the scale above. When a form asks for your average, give it on your own scale and say which scale it is: the converter’s average does exactly that, weighted by credits when you enter them.
What to know about grades in Greece
- Every course must be passed with at least 5 before a degree is awarded, and failed courses can be retaken.
- Grade inflation is rare: in some courses most students fail or pass with exactly 5.
- The National Technical University of Athens draws its degree classes differently: 9 to 10 is excellent, 7 to 9 very good and 5 to 7 good.
- The gymnasium (lower secondary school) also grades out of 20 but with its own bands: 18.5 to 20 is excellent and 10 to 12.4 the lowest passing band.
Sources: Wikipedia, Academic grading in Greece; Wikipedia, Grading systems by country: Greece; Wikipedia (Greek), Σχολική βαθμολογία στην Ελλάδα; Wikipedia (German), Schulnote: Griechenland.