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 figure6.0 points above Italy
Practical driving test
12.8 points above Italy
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.
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.
Provinces in Sicilia
9 provinces in Sicilia, Catania highlighted. Theory tests in 2025, with the number of tests next to each rate.
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).