Nicaraguan grading system
In Nicaragua, school grades run from 100 (best) to 0, and 60 is the lowest pass.
Example · Average of 3 subjects
Pass
A pass. 60 is the lowest pass.
Each subject counts the same. Add weights to count some subjects more.
School grades: 0 to 100
Primary and secondary schools in Nicaragua.
| Grade | Meaning | Pass? |
|---|---|---|
| 60–100 | pass | Pass |
| 0–59 | fail | Fail |
Nicaraguan grades and a US GPA
This page gives no US equivalents for Nicaraguan 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 Nicaragua
- The school year runs from February to November.
- Admission to university rests on the bachillerato, the secondary school-leaving qualification, together with an entrance exam.
- The licenciatura, the main undergraduate degree, takes four or five years, and a master's degree (maestría) takes two years and ends with a thesis.