Measured by intelligence: Bavaria is the smartest federal state. Close behind are Saxony (61.85) and Baden-Württemberg (60.22) Brandenburg (26.26), Rhineland-Palatinate (24.73) and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (20.47) are at the bottom.
The study authors got their data from the Federal Statistical Office, the Standing Conference of Education Ministers of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Institute for Quality Development in Education.