Academic grading in Greece
There are four grading systems in Greece – four different GPA – one for higher education, one for secondary education, and two for primary education.
Primary school
In 1st and 2nd grades in Greek primary schools there is only descriptive evaluation, with no grades included. In the 3rd and 4th grade grades are only letters and in 5th and 6th grades numbers ranging from 1-10 are used.Third and Fourth grade
| Letter Grade | Verbal grading in English | Verbal grading in Greek |
| Α | Excellent | Άριστα |
| Β | Very good | Πολύ Καλά |
| Γ | Good | Καλά |
| Δ | Almost good | Σχεδόν Καλά |
Fifth and Sixth grade
| Numerical Value / Grade | Verbal grading in English | Verbal grading in Greek |
| 10 | Excellent | Άριστα |
| 8 | Very good | Πολύ Καλά |
| 6 | Good | Καλά |
| 4 | Almost good | Σχεδόν Καλά |
Secondary school
The 20-point grading system's range is widened in secondary school.Gymnasium
| Numerical Value / Grade | Verbal grading in English | Verbal grading in Greek |
| 20 | Excellent | Άριστα |
| 18 6/14 | Very good | Πολύ Καλά |
| 15 6/14 | Good | Καλά |
| 12 6/14 | Fair | Μέτρια |
| 9 13/14 | Insufficient | Ανεπαρκώς |
Lyceum
The Lyceum school has 32 hours per week, with 20-point grading system, Law 4610/2019Government Gazette 70 A'/07.05.2019">, "Synergies between Universities and TEIs, Admission to Higher Education, Experimental secondary education schools, General archive of state and other provisions" The Apolytirio certificate qualification receives an additional final mention with which it has been earned.| Numerical Value / Grade | Verbal grading in English | Verbal grading in Greek |
| 20 - 18,1 | Excellent | Άριστα |
| 18 - 16,1 | Very good | Λίαν καλώς |
| 16 - 13,1 | Good | Καλώς |
| 13 - 9,5 | Αlmost good | Σχεδόν καλώς |
| 9,4 - 5,1 | Insufficiently | Ανεπαρκώς |
| 5 - 0 | Badly | Κακώς |
Universities and Polytechnics
- Universities : 4FT years
- Polytechnics - Pharmacy School : 5FT years
- Scale: 0.00 – 10.00 '
- Pass : 5.00 '
| Greece | ECTS | US | UK |
| Ἀριστα ' | ECTS A | B, B+, A-, A, A+ | First-Class Honours* |
| Λίαν Καλώς ' | ECTS B | D+, C-, C, C+, B- | Upper Second-Class Honours |
| Καλώς | ECTS C | D-, D | Lower Second-Class Honours |
| No assessment/award at the end of 4th or 5th year, until all modules, from all years, are passed successfully. Years are extended. | F | Third-Class Honours | |
| Withdrawal | F | Ordinary degree Fail | |
| Other: Aegrotat degree HND for 2 years completed HNC for 1 year completed |
For the National Technical University of Athens the above grades are different:
9-10 is "excellent",
7-9 is "very good",
5-7 is "good",
0-4.9 is "fail".
Most of the degrees can be equivalent to a bachelor's degree with honours BSc / BEng since all courses are 4 to 5 years and most of them professionally accredited.
All modules, from all years, must be passed with a minimum grade of 5.00 in order for a degree to be assessed/awarded and there is currently no limit in resits.
The classification is derived from the overall credit-weighted average for all modules including the 'diplomatiki' or 'ptichiaki'.