Academic grading in Egypt

In Egypt the academic grading system functions with a worded grade and increases in increments from 30-10 points.

The title gayyid giddan or very good denotes the second highest mark possible, on par with a "B" student.^[1]

Percent	Qualification
85–100	Excellent (Momtaz) (Arabic: ممتاز‎)
75–84	Very good or Distinct (Gayed Gedan) (Arabic: جيد جدًا‎)
65–74	Good (Gayed) or credit(Arabic: جيد‎)
50–64	Acceptable (Maqboul)or pass (Arabic: مقبول‎)
30–49	Weak (Daeef) (Arabic: ضعيف‎)
0–29	Very weak (Daeef Gedan) (Arabic: ضعيف جدًا‎)

References

1. "Graduate admissions". The American University in Cairo.