At least where I'm from (Norway), grade transcripts will show a class grade distribution/histogram in the background of your grade. That way the viewer / reade

At least where I'm from (Norway), grade transcripts will show a class grade distribution/histogram in the background of your grade. That way the viewer / reader will be able to compare your results to your class. Obviously if 80% of your class got A, that A is not going to look as impressive. On the other hand, if you're the only student that got A, while the class distribution is monotonically increasing towards Failure, that's going to be a good thing for you.