Grading System in Spain

Spain GPA calculator

Grading scales:



10-point University

Scale Grade Description US Grade
9,000 - 10,000 Matrícula de Honor (Matriculation with Honors), Sobresaliente (Outstanding) A
7,000 - 8,990 Notable (Very Good) B
5,000 - 6,990 Aprobado (Pass) C
0,000 - 4,990 Suspenso (Failure) F

4-point University

Scale Grade Description US Grade
4,000 Excellent (Excelente) A+
3,000 - 3,990 Very Good (Muy Bien) A
2,000 - 2,990 Good (Bien) B
1,000 - 1,990 Sufficient (Suficiente) C
0,000 - 0,990 Fail (Suspenso) F

Secondary School

Scale Grade Description US Grade
10,000 Matriculation with Honours (Matricula de Honor) A+
9,000 - 9,990 Outstanding (Sobresaliente) A
7,000 - 8,990 Very Good (Notable) B+
6,000 - 6,990 Good (Bien) B
5,000 - 5,990 Sufficient (Suficiente) C
3,000 - 4,990 Insufficient (Insuficiente) D
0,000 - 2,990 Very Insufficient (Muy deficiente) F

Most Common Francophone

Grade Scale Grade Description US Grade Notes
THF 18,000 - 20,000 Highly Commended with Congratulations from the Jury (Très Honorable avec Félicitations du Jury) A+ Rarely awarded
TB 16,000 - 17,990 Very Good (Très Bien) A
B 14,000 - 15,990 Good (Bien) A-
AB 12,000 - 13,990 Fairly Good (Assez Bien) B
P 10,000 - 11,990 Satisfactory (Passable) C
CP Sufficient (Passable) D Conceded pass if semester/yearly average of grades remains above 10
S Passing (Passable) S
E 0,000 - 9,990 Fail (Échec) F

New GCSE

Starting 2017

Grade US Grade
9 A+
8 A
7 A
6 B+
5 B
4 B
3 C+
2 C
1 D
U F


Primary & Lower Secondary (1st-10th grade)

Scale Grade Description US Grade
13,000 - 15,000 Very good (Sehr Gut) A
10,000 - 12,990 Good (Gut) A
7,000 - 9,990 Satisfactory (Befriedigend) B
4,000 - 6,990 Sufficient (Ausreichend) C
1,000 - 3,990 Poor (Mangelhaft) D
0,000 Insufficient (Ungenügend) F

International Baccalaureate Diploma

Scale US Grade
6,000 - 7,000 A
5,000 - 5,990 B
4,000 - 4,990 C
3,000 - 3,990 D
1,000 - 2,990 F
0,000 - 0,990 F

ECTS

Grade Grade Description US Grade
A Excellent A
B Very Good AB
C Good B
D Satisfactory BC
E Sufficient C
Z Requirements Fulfilled S
FX Fail F
F Fail F

Primary & Lower Secondary Basque

Grade Grade Description US Grade
BI Bikain/Sobrasaliente A
OO Oso Ongi/Notable B+
O Ongi/Bien B
NA Nahikoa/Suficiente C
GU Gutxiegi/Insuficiente F

Primary & Lower Secondary Catalonia

Grade Grade Description US Grade
AE Excellent (Assoliment excel·lent) A
AN Remarkable (Assoliment notable) B
AS Satisfactory (Assoliment satisfactori) C
FT Pass (Fet) S
NA Insufficient (No assoliment) F

Primary & Lower Secondary New

Since 2022

Grade Grade Description US Grade
SB Outstanding (Sobresaliente) A
NT Very Good (Notable) B+
BI Good (Bien) B
SU Sufficient (Suficiente) C
IN Insufficient (Insuficiente) F



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