Academic grading in Mexico employs a decimal system, from 0 to 10, to measure the

students' scores. The grades for higher education are:

 10: Excellent (excelente)

 9: Very Good (muy bien)
 8: Good (bien)
 7: Average (regular)
 0–6: Insufficient/Failed (deficiente/reprobado)
Since decimal fractions are common, a scale from 0 to 100 is often used to remove the decimal
point. Then, 100 becomes the highest score, and 70 the minimum passing score. Depending
on the school, the official certificate may use the range 0–100, or these may be converted back
to the range 0–10, allowing for some rounding and truncation.
Although the grades 0–69 are normally given in class or tests, they are not reported as such in
certificates. When failed subjects are reported in written, they normally have a score
of NA or N/A, standing for No Acreditada (Not Accredited) or No Aprobada (Not Approved).
Major works, such as a written thesis or doctoral dissertation, may not have a grade, but
appear in certificates simply as AC, standing for Acreditada (Accredited).
Occasionally, institutions, specially private schools, may use their own grading system, but
there must exist conversion rules to convert those grades to their equivalent in the decimal
system.