Venezuelan grading system
In Venezuela, school and university grades run from 20 (best) to 0, and 10 is the lowest pass.
Example · Credit-weighted average of 3 courses
aprobado (pass)
A pass. 10 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.
Wikipedia’s US table gives letters, not points, so it cannot average these grades: check them one at a time.
School and university grades: 0 to 20
Secondary schools and most universities in Venezuela. Final course grades are whole numbers; a fraction of 0.5 or more usually rounds up.
| Grade | On the transcript | Meaning | Pass? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10–20 | aprobado | pass | Pass |
| 0–9 | reprobado | fail | Fail |
Venezuelan grades in US terms
Wikipedia’s table reads the school and university grades on the US scale as below. It is one convention, not a rule: each US university, or the credential evaluation service it names, makes its own conversion, so the school you apply to decides what your grades are worth. Wikipedia reproduces this table from the University of Illinois Chicago.
| Venezuelan grade | US letter |
|---|---|
| 16–20 | A |
| 13–15 | B |
| 10–12 | C |
| 0–9 | F |
What to know about grades in Venezuela
- A Venezuelan grade out of 20 converts to a percentage by multiplying by 5, so the pass mark of 10 equals 50%.
- Some schools and universities require more than 10, overall or in particular subjects.
- A few universities use 5- or 10-point scales instead of 20.
- Primary schools use letter grades from A (excellent) to E (fail, aplazado).
Sources: Wikipedia, Academic grading in Venezuela; Wikipedia, Grading systems by country: Venezuela; Wikipedia (Spanish), Calificación escolar: Venezuela.