Driving test pass rate in Catania

In 2025 in Catania, 66.2% of category B theory tests were passed, across 14,525 tests, against a national average of 60.27% (6.0 points above). On the practical driving test, 96.6% of 11,757 tests were passed, against 83.82% nationally. Source: MIT, Esiti Esami 2025.

Catania against Italy

Theory

#9 of 102 provinces with a published figure

6.0 points above Italy

Catania 66.2% 14,525 tests · since 2024 +0.88 points
Italy 60.27% 919,868 tests · since 2024 +0.04 points

Practical driving test

12.8 points above Italy

Catania 96.6% 11,757 tests · since 2024 +0.60 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 66.2% for Catania 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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Catania in the top ten provinces for 2025

Catania ends 2025 in 9th place of 102 provinces with a published figure, in the leading group: 66.23% of theory tests passed against 60.27% across Italy. In the table the province sits between Trapani (66.58%) and Enna (65.87%), a span of 0.71 points in all.

The figure rests on 14,525 theory tests sat in 2025, the 14th largest volume of the 102 provinces with a published figure and 1.58% of the 919,868 tests sat across Italy. Shifting the rate by one point would take about 145 different outcomes, a volume that makes the figure insensitive to single cases.

Against 2024 the rate rose by 0.88 points, from 65.35% to 66.23%, while the national figure changed by +0.04 points. The number of tests sat went from 13,984 to 14,525.

The two tests point the same way: 66.23% on theory and 96.58% on the practical test across 11,757 tests, one 5.96 points and the other 12.76 points above its own national average. On the practical test the province ranks number 4 of the 102 with a published figure. Against 2024 the practical pass rate changed by +0.60 points, while the national one moved by −0.58 points.

Inside Sicilia, Catania is number 4 of 9 provinces with a figure, below Trapani (66.58%) and above Enna (65.87%). The region runs from the 69.53% of Messina to the 58.94% of Siracusa.

Provinces closest to Catania in the ranking

Catania is number 9 of 102 provinces with published data, by share of theory tests passed in 2025.

Higher

  1. #5 Sondrio 67.0%
  2. #6 Pordenone 67.0%
  3. #7 Ragusa 66.6%
  4. #8 Trapani 66.6%
#9 of 102 66.2% Catania

Lower

  1. #10 Enna 65.9%
  2. #11 Agrigento 65.5%
  3. #12 Palermo 65.0%
  4. #13 Pisa 64.8%

Provinces in Sicilia

9 provinces in Sicilia, Catania highlighted. Theory tests in 2025, with the number of tests next to each rate.

Provinces of Sicilia, patente B theory tests in 2025. Source: MIT, Esiti Esami 2025.
ProvincePassedTests
Agrigento 65.5% 5,481
Caltanissetta 64.7% 3,936
Catania 66.2% 14,525
Enna 65.9% 2,329
Messina 69.5% 6,507
Palermo 65.0% 17,251
Ragusa 66.6% 4,431
Siracusa 58.9% 4,946
Trapani 66.6% 5,398

Which provinces can Catania be compared with?

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

Frequently asked questions about the exam in Catania

Where is the theory exam taken in Catania?

The exam is sat at the Motorizzazione Civile office covering the province of Catania, 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 Catania than elsewhere?

In 2025 Catania was number 9 of 102 provinces with a published figure, with 66.2% 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).