German system of ranks:

The levels of report of the European Council (Common European frame of report) describe the following linguistic dexterities:	Levels of Report of the European Council	Examinations of Goethe Institute	Levels of Goethe Institute
The student can comprehend and use rightly common daily expressions and very simple sentences. He/She can present oneself and others and place personal questions on other individuals and give answers to such questions. He/She can communicate with a simple way, when his interlocutors speak slow and clearly and are willing to help.	A1	→ Start Deutsch 1	Grundstufe about 320 - 520 TH*
The student can comprehend sentences and often used expressions, that are related with sectors of direct importance (eg individual information, work). He can become comprehensible in simple, common situations for known subjects. With simple means he can describe his origin and his education, his direct environment and things that have relation with his direct needs.	A2	→ Start Deutsch 2	.
The student can precisely comprehend subjects such as work, school, free time etc if common language is used. He can cope with most situations that he faces in his travel in the place where the language that he learns is spoken. He can simply express himself with cohesion for known subjects and sectors of interests.	B1	→ Zertificat Deutsch	.
The student can understand the central context of difficult texts on concrete and abstract issues. He also comprehends special discussions on the sector of his specialisation. He can become comprehensible immediately and without interruptions in the speech, to the extend that a discussion with individuals that speak the foreigner language takes place without particular effort. He can express himself in a wide spectrum of subjects clearly and with details.	B2	→ Zertificat Deutsch fur den Beruf	Mittelstufe about 320 - 520 TH*
The student can comprehend a wide range of demanding and long texts and understand contextual concepts. He can use the language in his social and professional life or in his education and his studies effectively and with alternations. He can express himself clearly, in a complete and structured way on complicated issues.	C1	→ Zentrale Mittelstufenprufung → Prufung Wirtschaftsdeutsch International	.
The student can actually comprehend everything that he reads or hears. He can express himself immediately, with precision and with flowing reasoning and can concretely describe difficult aspects for complicated subjects.	C2	→ Zentrale Oberstufenprufung → Kleines Deutsches Sprachdiplom → Groâes Deutsches Sprachdiplom	Oberstufe about 200 TH* or more