High school students sitting their final exams. Photo: DPAOn Tuesday high school students in Germany start writing their final exams. In Baden-Württemberg, North Rhine-Westphalia and Thuringia, high school students sat down for their written Abitur exams on Tuesday. In the former West meanwhile, average scores ranged from 2.3 in Bavaria to 2.6 in Lower Saxony. An investigation by Spiegel in 2015 showed that Thuringia, Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Saarland are the toughest markers on Abitur students.

Source: The Local April 25, 2017 12:33 UTC