Driving test pass rate in Bari

In 2025 in Bari, 62.0% of category B theory tests were passed, across 21,851 tests, against a national average of 60.27% (1.7 points above). On the practical driving test, 94.6% of 16,515 tests were passed, against 83.82% nationally. Source: MIT, Esiti Esami 2025.

Bari against Italy

Theory

#33 of 102 provinces with a published figure

1.7 points above Italy

Bari 62.0% 21,851 tests · since 2024 +0.71 points
Italy 60.27% 919,868 tests · since 2024 +0.04 points

Practical driving test

10.8 points above Italy

Bari 94.6% 16,515 tests · since 2024 −0.49 points
Italy 83.82% 734,553 tests · since 2024 −0.58 points

Source: Esiti Esami 2025

Does it change what you should do?

No. The 62.0% for Bari describes the candidates who sat the test in 2025, not the test itself. Preparation is the same everywhere: 30 true or false statements, 20 minutes, a maximum of 3 errors.

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Bari around the national average

Bari sits mid-table at number 33 of 102, and its 62.01% is 1.74 points from the national average of 60.27%. In the table the province sits between Udine (62.32%) and Cagliari (61.78%), a span of 0.54 points in all.

The figure rests on 21,851 theory tests sat in 2025, the 6th largest volume of the 102 provinces with a published figure and 2.38% of the 919,868 tests sat across Italy. Here one percentage point equals about 219 tests with a different outcome, so the rate moves slowly from one year to the next.

Against 2024 the rate rose by 0.71 points, from 61.30% to 62.01%, while the national figure changed by +0.04 points. The number of tests sat went from 21,997 to 21,851.

The two tests point the same way: 62.01% on theory and 94.63% on the practical test across 16,515 tests, one 1.74 points and the other 10.81 points above its own national average. On the practical test the province ranks number 13 of the 102 with a published figure. Against 2024 the practical pass rate changed by −0.49 points, while the national one moved by −0.58 points.

Inside Puglia, Bari is number 4 of 5 provinces with a figure, below Brindisi (62.53%) and above Foggia (60.77%). The region runs from the 67.27% of Taranto to the 60.77% of Foggia. In the same region Barletta-Andria-Trani has no row of its own in the MIT file.

Provinces closest to Bari in the ranking

Bari is number 33 of 102 provinces with published data, by share of theory tests passed in 2025.

Higher

  1. #29 Brindisi 62.5%
  2. #30 Treviso 62.5%
  3. #31 Torino 62.3%
  4. #32 Udine 62.3%
#33 of 102 62.0% Bari

Lower

  1. #34 Cagliari 61.8%
  2. #35 Venezia 61.7%
  3. #36 Reggio nell'Emilia 61.6%
  4. #37 Lodi 61.6%

Provinces in Puglia

6 provinces in Puglia, Bari highlighted. Theory tests in 2025, with the number of tests next to each rate.

Provinces of Puglia, patente B theory tests in 2025. Source: MIT, Esiti Esami 2025.
ProvincePassedTests
Bari 62.0% 21,851
Barletta-Andria-Trani n/a n/a
Brindisi 62.5% 4,855
Foggia 60.8% 10,785
Lecce 64.0% 9,866
Taranto 67.3% 6,799

Which provinces can Bari be compared with?

The pairs are picked by hand. The full list is on the comparisons page.

Frequently asked questions about the exam in Bari

Where is the theory exam taken in Bari?

The exam is sat at the Motorizzazione Civile office covering the province of Bari, or at an authorised driving school acting as an exam centre. The Motorizzazione Civile is the authority on exam centres, times and booking.

Do more people pass the theory test in Bari than elsewhere?

In 2025 Bari was number 33 of 102 provinces with a published figure, with 62.0% of tests passed against 60.3% across Italy. The position describes who sat the test, not a different test: the questions and rules are the same everywhere.

How these percentages are calculated

Data as of . Source: Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti (MIT).