Driving test pass rate in Ferrara
In 2025 in Ferrara, 61.1% of category B theory tests were passed, across 5,304 tests, against a national average of 60.27% (0.9 points above). On the practical driving test, 74.9% of 4,768 tests were passed, against 83.82% nationally. Source: MIT, Esiti Esami 2025.
Ferrara against Italy
Theory
#43 of 102 provinces with a published figure0.9 points above Italy
Practical driving test
8.9 points below Italy
Source: Esiti Esami 2025
Does it change what you should do?
No. The 61.1% for Ferrara 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.
Ferrara around the national average
The figure for Ferrara, 61.14%, is close to the national 60.27%: the province is number 43 of 102, in a part of the table where a few tenths of a point separate one place from the next. In the table the province sits between Como (61.18%) and Potenza (61.00%), a span of 0.18 points in all.
The figure rests on 5,304 theory tests sat in 2025, the 56th largest volume of the 102 provinces with a published figure and 0.58% of the 919,868 tests sat across Italy. One percentage point corresponds to about 53 tests, a middling total among those published.
The move against 2024 is marked: 1.33 points lower, from 62.47% to 61.14%, against +0.04 points of national change. The number of tests sat went from 5,182 to 5,304.
The two exams do not say the same thing. On theory Ferrara is 0.87 points above the national average, on the practical test 8.95 points below: 74.87% of practical tests passed out of 4,768, against 83.82% across Italy. On the practical test the province ranks number 82 of the 102 with a published figure. Against 2024 the practical pass rate changed by −2.16 points, while the national one moved by −0.58 points.
Inside Emilia-Romagna, Ferrara is number 5 of 9 provinces with a figure, below Reggio nell'Emilia (61.65%) and above Forli-Cesena (60.68%). The region runs from the 64.03% of Bologna to the 55.19% of Piacenza.
Provinces closest to Ferrara in the ranking
Ferrara is number 43 of 102 provinces with published data, by share of theory tests passed in 2025.
Lower
- #44 Potenza 61.0%
- #45 Foggia 60.8%
- #46 Forli-Cesena 60.7%
- #47 Vibo Valentia 60.7%
Provinces in Emilia-Romagna
9 provinces in Emilia-Romagna, Ferrara highlighted. Theory tests in 2025, with the number of tests next to each rate.
| Province | Passed | Tests |
|---|---|---|
| Bologna | 64.0% | 14,588 |
| Ferrara | 61.1% | 5,304 |
| Forli-Cesena | 60.7% | 6,556 |
| Modena | 63.8% | 11,623 |
| Parma | 63.1% | 7,212 |
| Piacenza | 55.2% | 5,166 |
| Ravenna | 60.1% | 5,680 |
| Reggio nell'Emilia | 61.6% | 8,398 |
| Rimini | 60.4% | 4,599 |
Frequently asked questions about the exam in Ferrara
Where is the theory exam taken in Ferrara?
The exam is sat at the Motorizzazione Civile office covering the province of Ferrara, 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 Ferrara than elsewhere?
In 2025 Ferrara was number 43 of 102 provinces with a published figure, with 61.1% 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).