Country Specific Guidelines

The information below is based on the more commonly used grading scales in different
countries/regions. It is provided only as a guide to the values you should use in the
calculator.
Your official academic transcript will contain the grades or marks you obtained. These
values must be entered into the calculator, together with the grading scale used at your
previous institution.

Minimum A Minimum B
Country Min Pass Max Pass* grade range grade range
equivalent equivalent
80 or 85 60 or 65
Australia 50 100 (Credit/Second
(HD/First Class)
Class)
Australia 4 7 6.5 5
Austria Sufficient (4) Very Good (1) Good (2) Satisfactory (3)
Bangladesh 40 (D/2.0) 80-100 (A+/4.0) 70 (A-/3.75) 55 (B-/2.75)
16
Belgium 10 18-20 (Grande 14 (Distinction)
Distinction)
Belgium 60 90-100 80 70
China 60 100 85 (Mid-B) 75 (Mid-C)
Denmark
(Post Aug- 2 12 9 6
2007)
Denmark
(Pre Aug- 6 13 11 9
2007)
Finland Sufficient (1) Excellent (5)
France 10 16-20 14 (Very) 12 (Good)
Germany Pass (4) Very Good (1)
60 (Second
Ghana 40 90-100 70 (First class)
Class)
65 (High-First 50 (Mid-Second
India 33 90-100
Class) Class)
55 (Second
India 40 90-100 70 (First Class)
Class)
60 (Second
India 50 90-100 70 (First Class)
Class)
6 (C/Second
India 4 10 8 (A/First Class)
Class)
India 5 10 9 (High-A) 7 (High-B)
India 2 7 6.5 (High-A) 4 (Mid-C)
Indonesia 2 4 3.67 (High-B) 2.67 (High-C)
Iran 10 20 17 (A/Excellent) 14 (B/Good)

* Where the Max Pass is a grade range, use the minimum value of that range
Last updated August 2020
 Minimum A Minimum B
Country Min Pass Max Pass* grade range grade range
equivalent equivalent
110 e lode/cum
Italy
66 laude 107 101
(Final exam) (use 111)
Italy 30 cum laude
(Individual 18 28 24
exams) (use 31)
60 (Second
Kenya 40 90 70 (First Class) Class Upper
Division)
Malaysia 1 4 3.67 (A-) 2.67 (B-)
New Zealand Achieved Excellence
(Achievement
Standards) 1 3
73 (High First 50 (Second
Nepal 40 90-100
Division) Division)
50 (Second
Nigeria 40 90 70 (First Class)
Class)
Nigeria 1 5 4.5 2.4
Norway (Post C/Good
E/Sufficient (1) A/Excellent (5) B/Very Good (4)
2002) (2)
Norway (Pre
4 1 1.8 3
2002)
90-100
Pakistan 60 (D or DD) 85 (B+ or BA) 70 (C or CC)
(A or AA)
80-100 58 (Mid-C or
Pakistan 40 (D or DD) 80 (A or AA)
(A or AA) Mid-CC)
Pakistan 1 4 3.5 2.5
Philippines 3 1 1.5 (Very Good) 2.0 (Good)
Russia 3 (Satisfactory) 5 (Excellent)
Singapore 1 4 3.7 2.7
4.0 (Second
Singapore
2 4.5 or 5.0 Class Honours, 3.0 (High Pass)
(honours)
Upper)
South Africa 50 100 75 60
South Korea 1 4.5 3.5 2.5
South Pacific
2 4.5 4 (A) 2.75 (High-C+)
(USP)
Spain 5 9-10 8 6
3 (Second
Sri Lanka 1 4 3.7 (First)
Lower)
Switzerland 4 6 5.5 4.5
Taiwan 60 94-100 80 (A) 70 (B)
Thailand 2 4 3.7 (High-B+) 2.8 (High-C+)

* Where the Max Pass is a grade range, use the minimum value of that range
Last updated August 2020
 Minimum A Minimum B
Country Min Pass Max Pass* grade range grade range
equivalent equivalent
The 7 (Very
5.5 or 6 9-10 8 (Good)
Netherlands Satisfactory)
50 (Lower
UK 35 or 40 90-100 70 (First)
Second)
UK 50 90-100 70 (Distinction) 57 (Strong Pass)
14 (Lower
18 (First
UK 9 22 Second
Class/A5)
Class/C1)
USA 1 4 or 4.33 3.7 2.7
Vietnam 5 9-10 8 6.5

* Where the Max Pass is a grade range, use the minimum value of that range
Last updated August 2020