Academic grading in Egypt explained

In Egypt, the academic grading system functions with a worded grade and increases in increments from 10 to 30 points.

The title jayyid jiddan or very good, denotes the second highest mark possible, on par with a "B" student.[1]

PercentQualification
85–100Excellent (Momtaz) (Arabic: Arabic: ممتاز)
75–84 Very good or Distinct (jayed jedan) (Arabic: Arabic: جيد جدًا)
65–74 Good (jayed) or credit (Arabic: Arabic: جيد)
50–64 Acceptable (Maqboul) or pass (Arabic: Arabic: مقبول)
30–49 Weak (Daeef) (Arabic: Arabic: ضعيف)
0–29 Very weak (Daeef Gedan) (Arabic: Arabic: ضعيف جدًا)

References

  1. Web site: Graduate admissions . The American University in Cairo . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080906151723/http://www.aucegypt.edu/academic/gradstudies/categories.htm . 2008-09-06 .