title: Academic grading in Croatia
text: # 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.
  
  