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The Grade Point Average or GPA in Chile ranges from 1.0 up to 7.0 (with one decimal place).
Rounding of averages is generally done to the second decimal; hence, a 3.95 is rounded up to a 4.0, whereas a 3.94 is rounded down to a 3.9.
Usually in higher level education such as university degrees the 80% of the passing grades are in the 4.5 - 5.4 range and it is normal to consider as a good overall GPA a mark equal to or above 5.0. This is different from the U.S. higher level education grading, where usually good students have A grades.
An overall GPA in university degrees that ranges from 5.5 to 5.9 is uncommon and is considered a "very good" academic standing, above that a mark equal to or higher than 6.0 is considered as "high academic excellence", and normally is common to see very few students at this level of overall GPA in a class. It is also to say that grading in Chilean universities can vary greatly from different institutions and/or programs, leaving Chile as a whole with no objective conversion from Chilean grades to GPA.
Table of Chilean GPA
| GPA | % Achievement | Meaning | Honours |
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| 6.0 - 7.0 | 83% - 100% | Outstanding (7.0) | Highest Honours |
| 5.0 - 5.9 | 66% - 82% | Good | Honours |
| 4.0 - 4.9 | 50% - 65% | Sufficient | Passed |
| 3.0 - 3.9 | 33% - 49% | Less than Sufficient | Failed |
| 2.0 - 2.9 | 16% - 32% | Deficient | Failed |
| 1.0 - 1.9 | 0% - 15% | Very Deficient | Failed |
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