There are four Grading systems (or scales) in Greece – four different GPA – one for higher education, one for secondary education, and two for primary education (grades 1 to 3 and 4 to 6).

Universities – Polytechnics – A.T.E.I.

• Universities/ATEI (public): 4FT years (full time)
• Polytechnics
  Polytechnic (Greece)
  The Polytechnic is the traditional name for institutions of higher education in Greece, dealing with engineering at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. There are currently two polytechnics that operate as independent universities and five polytechnic schools that belong to universities...
  
   (public): 5FT years (full time)

• Scale: 0.00 – 10.00 (0% – 100%)
• Pass (module
  Course (education)
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  ): 5.00 (50%)

The table below depicts the Greek Grading system while illustrates approximately how the Grades are compared with ECTS

ECTS grading scale

The ECTS grading scale is a grading system defined in the ECTS framework by the European Commission. Since many different grading systems co-exist in Europe, and considering that interpretation of grades varies considerably from one country to another, if not from one institution to another, the...

, US

Education in the United States

Education in the United States is mainly provided by the public sector, with control and funding coming from three levels: federal, state, and local. Child education is compulsory.Public education is universally available...

 and UK

Education in the United Kingdom

Education in the United Kingdom is a devolved matter with each of the countries of the United Kingdom having separate systems under separate governments: the UK Government is responsible for England, and the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive are...

 grades:

Greece (0.00 – 10.00)	ECTS	US (0.0 – 4.0 or 5.0)	UK (0% – 100%)
Ἀριστα (Excellent) (8.50 – 10.00)	ECTS A	A,A+	First-Class Honours* (First or 1st) (70% – 100%)
Λίαν Καλώς (Very Good) (6.50 – 8.49)	ECTS B	B,B+,A-	Upper Second-Class Honours (2:1) (60% – 69%)
Καλώς (Good) (5.00 – 6.49)	ECTS C	C,C+,B-	Lower Second-Class Honours (2:2) (50% – 59%)
No assessment/award at the end of 4th or 5th year, until all modules, from all years, are passed successfully. Years are extended.		C-,D	Third-Class Honours (Third or 3rd) (40% – 49%)
Withdrawal		F	Ordinary degree(Pass) (without Honours) (35% – 39%) Fail (0% – 34%)
			Other: Aegrotat degree Aegrotat Aegrotat ,pronounced eegrohtat, is a medical certificate of illness excusing student's sickness. The term is used primarily in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, in the context of degrees and courses considered as passed by a student too ill to finish the appropriate material... HND (Higher National Diploma) Higher National Diploma A Higher National Diploma is a higher education qualification in the United Kingdom. This qualification can be used to gain entry into universities, and is considered equivalent to the first or second year of a university degree course....  for 2 years completed HNC (Higher National Certificate) Higher National Certificate A Higher National Certificate is a higher education qualification in the United Kingdom.In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the HNC is a BTEC qualification awarded by Edexcel, and in Scotland, an HNC is a Higher National awarded by the Scottish Qualifications Authority...  for 1 year completed

For the National Technical University of Athens (polytehnio) the above grades are different:
9-10 is "excellent",
7-9 is "very good",
5-7 is "good",
0-4 is "fail".

Most of the degrees can be equivalent to a bachelor's degree with honours BSc(Hons) / BEng(Hons)

Bachelor of Engineering

The Bachelor of Engineering is an undergraduate academic degree awarded to a student after three to five years of studying engineering at universities in Armenia, Australia, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt, Finland , Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Korea,...

 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 (50%) in order for a degree to be assessed/awarded and there is currently no limit in resits.
The classification (Ἀριστα, Λίαν Καλὠς, Καλὠς) is derived from the overall credit-weighted average for all modules including the 'diplomatiki' (university/polytechnic) or 'ptichiaki' (ATEI). (dissertation/project)

• Common regulations for the award of Honours in UK

Gymnasium – Lyceum

(Greeκ:

Greek language

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 Γυμνάσιο – Λύκειο, Gymnasio – Lykeio)

The grading system's range is widened in secondary school, and ranges from 1 to 20. Each grade from every individual subject from a total of 13 is worth one point. (Base/Pass: 10)

• 18 6/13-20: excellent
• 15–18 5/13: very good
• 12 6/13-14 12/13: good
• 10–12 5/13: fair
• 1–9 12/13: fail

Primary education

The primary education grading system for grades 1 to 3 is as follows, in which letters are used:

• A -excellent
• B -very good
• Γ -good
• Δ, Ε -fail

The primary education grading system changes after grade 4, in which only numbers are used:

• 9–10: excellent
• 7–8: very good
• 5–6: good
• 1–4: fail

See also

• Institutions of Highest Education in Greece
• Polytechnics in Greece
  Polytechnic (Greece)
  The Polytechnic is the traditional name for institutions of higher education in Greece, dealing with engineering at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. There are currently two polytechnics that operate as independent universities and five polytechnic schools that belong to universities...
  
  
• Apolytirio and Panhellenic examinations
  Apolytirion
  Apolytirio , is the main school-leaving certificate for secondary education in Greece and Cyprus, obtained after successfully completing the third grade of Lyceum In Greece, it is graded on a 20-point scale....
  
  
• Education in Greece
  Education in Greece
  The Greek educational system is mainly divided into three levels, namely primary, secondary and tertiary, with an additional post-secondary level providing vocational training. Primary education is divided into kindergarten lasting one or two years, and primary school spanning six years...