Academic grading in Croatia
# Academic grading in Croatia

Academic grading in Croatia is regulated by the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports.

## Grading scale (numerical and descriptive)

In Croatia the following official grade scale applies to elementary school, high school and university students:

| 1 (0–49%) | Insufficient (nedovoljan) |
| - | - |
| 2 (50–59%) | Sufficient (dovoljan) |
| 3 (60–74%) | Good (dobar) |
| 4 (75–89%) | Very good (vrlo dobar) |
| 5 (90–100%) | Excellent (odličan in schools, izvrstan at universities) |

1 (nedovoljan) is a failing grade, while grades 2 through 5 are passing grades.

Many teachers use minus and plus symbols as grade modifiers. For example, "−5" denotes a grade slightly lower than "excellent", while "+4" denotes a grade slightly higher than "very good". Half-grades such as "4/5" are also used. These modifiers are unofficial and do not appear in final grade reports.

## Conduct grading

Conduct (vladanje) is graded on a 3-point descriptive scale:

* Poor (loše)
* Good (dobro)
* Exemplary (uzorno)

In practice, most students receive "exemplary" conduct grades. Conduct grade does not count towards the grade point average.

## Grade point average

Grade point average is calculated as the arithmetic mean of all numerical grades:

* 1.00–1.99 Insufficient
* 2.00–2.49 Sufficient
* 2.50–3.49 Good
* 3.50–4.49 Very good
* 4.50–5.00 Excellent

## Grade inflation

A significant grade inflation has been observed in primary education and, to a lesser degree, in secondary education. In the 2008/09 school year, almost 168,000 out of 365,000 elementary school students were graded "excellent" by their grade point average. Parent pressure on teachers has been identified as a major cause.

