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Academic grading in Germany

<p><a href="/en/Germany" title="Germany" class="wl">Germany</a> uses a 5- or 6-point <a href="/en/Grading_in_education" title="Grading in education" class="wl">grading scale (GPA)</a> to evaluate academic performance for the youngest to the oldest students. Grades vary from 1 (excellent, <i>sehr gut</i>) to 5 (resp. 6) (insufficient, <i>nicht genügend</i>). In the final classes of German <a href="/en/Gymnasium_(school)" title="Gymnasium (school)" class="wl">Gymnasium schools</a> that prepare for university studies, a point system is used with 15 points being the best grade and 0 points the worst. The percentage causing the grade can vary from teacher to teacher.</p>

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Africa</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content">
<ul><li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Egypt" title="Academic grading in Egypt" class="wl">Egypt</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Kenya" title="Academic grading in Kenya" class="wl">Kenya</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Morocco" title="Academic grading in Morocco" class="wl">Morocco</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Nigeria" title="Academic grading in Nigeria" class="wl">Nigeria</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_South_Africa" title="Academic grading in South Africa" class="wl">South Africa</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Tunisia" title="Academic grading in Tunisia" class="wl">Tunisia</a></li></ul></td>
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North America</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content">
<ul><li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Canada" title="Academic grading in Canada" class="wl">Canada</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Costa_Rica" title="Academic grading in Costa Rica" class="wl">Costa Rica</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Mexico" title="Academic grading in Mexico" class="wl">Mexico</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Nicaragua" title="Academic grading in Nicaragua" class="mw-redirect wl">Nicaragua</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_the_United_States" title="Academic grading in the United States" class="wl">United States</a></li></ul></td>
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South America</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content">
<ul><li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Chile" title="Academic grading in Chile" class="wl">Chile</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Venezuela" title="Academic grading in Venezuela" class="wl">Venezuela</a></li></ul></td>
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Asia</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content">
<ul><li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Bangladesh" title="Academic grading in Bangladesh" class="wl">Bangladesh</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_China" title="Academic grading in China" class="wl">China</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Hong_Kong" title="Academic grading in Hong Kong" class="wl">Hong Kong</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_India" title="Academic grading in India" class="wl">India</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Indonesia" title="Academic grading in Indonesia" class="wl">Indonesia</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Iran" title="Academic grading in Iran" class="wl">Iran</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Israel" title="Academic grading in Israel" class="wl">Israel</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Japan" title="Academic grading in Japan" class="wl">Japan</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Kyrgyzstan" title="Academic grading in Kyrgyzstan" class="wl">Kyrgyzstan</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Nepal" title="Academic grading in Nepal" class="wl">Nepal</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Pakistan" title="Academic grading in Pakistan" class="wl">Pakistan</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_the_Philippines" title="Academic grading in the Philippines" class="wl">Philippines</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Singapore" title="Academic grading in Singapore" class="wl">Singapore</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_South_Korea" title="Academic grading in South Korea" class="wl">South Korea</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Syria" title="Academic grading in Syria" class="wl">Syria</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Vietnam" title="Academic grading in Vietnam" class="wl">Vietnam</a></li></ul></td>
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Europe</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content">
<ul><li><b><a href="/en/ECTS_grading_scale" title="ECTS grading scale" class="wl">ECTS</a></b></li>
<li><b><a href="/en/European_Baccalaureate" title="European Baccalaureate" class="wl">European Baccalaureate</a></b></li>
<li><b><a href="/en/Grading_systems_by_country#Europe" title="Grading systems by country" class="wl">GPA in Europe</a></b></li>
<li><b><a href="/en/Latin_honors" title="Latin honors" class="wl">Latin honours</a></b></li></ul>

<ul><li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Austria" title="Academic grading in Austria" class="wl">Austria</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Belarus" title="Academic grading in Belarus" class="wl">Belarus</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Belgium" title="Academic grading in Belgium" class="wl">Belgium</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Academic grading in Bosnia and Herzegovina" class="wl">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Bulgaria" title="Academic grading in Bulgaria" class="mw-redirect wl">Bulgaria</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Croatia" title="Academic grading in Croatia" class="wl">Croatia</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_the_Czech_Republic" title="Academic grading in the Czech Republic" class="wl">Czech Republic</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Denmark" title="Academic grading in Denmark" class="wl">Denmark</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Finland" title="Academic grading in Finland" class="wl">Finland</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_France" title="Academic grading in France" class="wl">France</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Germany" title="Academic grading in Germany" class="wl">Germany</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Greece" title="Academic grading in Greece" class="wl">Greece</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Hungary" title="Academic grading in Hungary" class="wl">Hungary</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Iceland" title="Academic grading in Iceland" class="wl">Iceland</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="Academic grading in the Republic of Ireland" class="wl">Ireland</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Italy" title="Academic grading in Italy" class="wl">Italy</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Latvia" title="Academic grading in Latvia" class="mw-redirect wl">Latvia</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Grading_in_education#Liechtenstein" title="Grading in education" class="wl">Liechtenstein</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Lithuania" title="Academic grading in Lithuania" class="mw-redirect wl">Lithuania</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Luxembourg" title="Academic grading in Luxembourg" class="wl">Luxembourg</a></li>
<li><span class="new"> Malta</span></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_the_Netherlands" title="Academic grading in the Netherlands" class="wl">Netherlands</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Norway" title="Academic grading in Norway" class="wl">Norway</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Poland" title="Academic grading in Poland" class="mw-redirect wl">Poland</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Portugal" title="Academic grading in Portugal" class="wl">Portugal</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Romania" title="Academic grading in Romania" class="wl">Romania</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Russia" title="Academic grading in Russia" class="wl">Russia</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Serbia" title="Academic grading in Serbia" class="wl">Serbia</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Slovakia" title="Academic grading in Slovakia" class="mw-redirect wl">Slovakia</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Slovenia" title="Academic grading in Slovenia" class="wl">Slovenia</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Spain" title="Academic grading in Spain" class="wl">Spain</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Sweden" title="Academic grading in Sweden" class="wl">Sweden</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Switzerland" title="Academic grading in Switzerland" class="wl">Switzerland</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Ukraine" title="Academic grading in Ukraine" class="wl">Ukraine</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Academic grading in the United Kingdom" class="wl">United Kingdom</a></li></ul></td>
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Oceania</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content">
<ul><li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Australia" title="Academic grading in Australia" class="wl">Australia</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_New_Zealand" title="Academic grading in New Zealand" class="wl">New Zealand</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Academic_grading_in_Papua_New_Guinea" title="Academic grading in Papua New Guinea" class="wl">Papua New Guinea</a></li>
<li><span class="new"> Tonga</span></li></ul></td>
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Germany uses a 5- or 6-point grading scale to evaluate academic performance for the youngest to the oldest students. Grades vary from 1 to 5  . In the final classes of German Gymnasium schools that prepare for university studies, a point system is used with 15 points being the best grade and 0 points the worst. The percentage causing the grade can vary from teacher to teacher. 