Grading System in Ethiopia

Ethiopia GPA calculator

Grading scales:



Ethiopian General Secondary Education Certificate

Grade Scale Grade Description US Grade
A 90.00 - 100.00 Excellent A
B 80.00 - 89.99 Very Good B
C 60.00 - 79.99 Good C
D 50.00 - 59.99 Satisfactory D
E 0.00 - 59.99 Failure F

Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Qualification Certificate

Scale Grade Description US Grade
75.00 - 100.00 Excellent A
63.00 - 74.00 Very Good A
50.00 - 62.00 Good B
25.00 - 49.00 Satisfactory C
0.00 - 25.00 Poor F

University Level

Grade Grade Description US Grade
A+ A+
A A
A- A-
B+ B+
B B
B- B-
C+ C+
C C
C- C-
D D
P Pass S
F F

Most Common Francophone

Grade Scale Grade Description US Grade Notes
THF 18.00 - 20.00 Highly Honorable with Praise (Très Honorable avec Felicitations du Jury ) A+ Rarely awarded
TB 16.00 - 17.99 Very Good - Highest Honors (Très Bien) A
B 14.00 - 15.99 Good - High Honors (Bien) A-
AB 12.00 - 13.99 Fairly Good - Honors (Assez Bien) B
P 10.00 - 11.99 Satisfactory (Passable) C
CP Sufficient (Passable) D Conceded pass if semester/yearly average of grades remains above 10
S Passing (Passable) S
E 0.00 - 9.99 Fail (Échec) F


International Baccalaureate Diploma

Scale US Grade
6.00 - 7.00 A
5.00 - 5.99 B
4.00 - 4.99 C
3.00 - 3.99 D
1.00 - 2.99 F
0.00 - 0.99 F

Addis Ababa University of Science and Technology

Grade Scale US Grade
A+ 90.00 - 100.00 A+
A 85.00 - 89.00 A
A- 80.00 - 84.00 A-
B+ 75.00 - 79.00 B+
B 70.00 - 74.00 B
B- 65.00 - 69.00 B-
C+ 60.00 - 64.00 C+
C 50.00 - 59.00 C
C- 45.00 - 49.00 C-
D 40.00 - 44.00 D
F 0.00 - 39.00 F

British International School

Grade Scale US Grade
A 90.00 - 100.00 A
B 70.00 - 89.00 B
C 60.00 - 69.00 C
D 50.00 - 59.00 D
0.00 - 49.00 F

Ethiopia University Entrance Examination, Secondary School Leaving Examination

EUEE changed nomenclature to SSLE in 2021, both exams from NEAEA

Scale US Grade
90.00 - 100.00 A
70.00 - 89.00 B
50.00 - 69.00 C
0.00 - 49.00 F

Hawassa University

Grade US Grade
A A
B+ AB
B B
C+ BC
C C
D+ CD
D D
F F



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