Turn your German grade into CGPA
Enter a German grade and pick your CGPA scale. We use the same formula as our German grade calculator.
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How this works
- Enter your German grade
- Pick your CGPA scale
- See your CGPA
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German grade to CGPA table
For a CGPA out of 10. Use the column with your lowest passing CGPA.
| German grade | CGPA, pass at 4 | CGPA, pass at 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| 1.5 | 9.00 | 9.17 |
| 2.0 | 8.00 | 8.33 |
| 2.5 | 7.00 | 7.50 |
| 3.0 | 6.00 | 6.67 |
| 3.5 | 5.00 | 5.83 |
| 4.0 | 4.00 | 5.00 |
Have a CGPA and want your German grade? Use the German grade calculator.
Common questions
On a CGPA scale out of 10 where the lowest passing CGPA is 4, German 2.5 is CGPA 7.00. If the lowest passing CGPA is 5, it is 7.50.
On a CGPA scale out of 10 where the lowest passing CGPA is 4, German 2.0 is CGPA 8.00. If the lowest passing CGPA is 5, it is 8.33.
Use this formula: CGPA = best CGPA − (German grade − 1) × (best CGPA − lowest passing CGPA) ÷ 3. Our German grade calculator does the opposite. It turns a CGPA into a German grade.
No. It is a good guess, not an official result. German universities look at your real marks sheet. So does uni-assist, a service that checks marks for many of them. They do not use a CGPA calculated from a German grade.