Academic grading in Ukraine

Academic grading in Ukraine was changed from the old Soviet system after 2002.

The new system for middle and high school provides grades that lie within 1 and 12 and are matched with the 5-point grade system that was used previously, as presented in the table below. 12 being an equivalent of honors/AP course "A+" in US, is always given only for significant achievements or exceptionally creative work, hence 11 is the grade that would be called A in the United States. The lowest passing grade is 4.

Ukrainian	Ex-USSR	Oral analog
12	5+	Perfect
11	5	Excellent
10	5−	Almost excellent
9	4+	Very good
8	4	Good
7	4−	Fairly good
6	3+	Above satisfactory
5	3	Satisfactory
4	3−	Adequate
3	2+	Almost Adequate
2	2	Poor
1	2−	Very Poor

The table above does not reflect the grading systems of all higher education institutions, as some of them are still using the former USSR system.