Driving test pass rate in Livorno

In 2025 in Livorno, 51.7% of category B theory tests were passed, across 3,819 tests, against a national average of 60.27% (8.6 points below). On the practical driving test, 82.8% of 3,370 tests were passed, against 83.82% nationally. Source: MIT, Esiti Esami 2025.

Livorno against Italy

Theory

#100 of 102 provinces with a published figure

8.6 points below Italy

Livorno 51.7% 3,819 tests · since 2024 −0.60 points
Italy 60.27% 919,868 tests · since 2024 +0.04 points

Practical driving test

1.0 points below Italy

Livorno 82.8% 3,370 tests · since 2024 +0.87 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 51.7% for Livorno 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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Livorno among the lowest figures of 2025

At 51.69%, Livorno is among the ten lowest figures of 2025: number 100 of 102, 8.58 points below the national average. In the table the province sits between Massa-Carrara (52.41%) and Savona (50.28%), a span of 2.13 points in all.

The figure rests on 3,819 theory tests sat in 2025, the 76th largest volume of the 102 provinces with a published figure and 0.42% of the 919,868 tests sat across Italy. On a total this size about 38 different outcomes are enough to move the rate by a point.

Against 2024 the rate fell by 0.60 points, from 52.29% to 51.69%, while the national figure changed by +0.04 points. The number of tests sat went from 3,465 to 3,819.

The two tests point the same way: 51.69% on theory and 82.82% on the practical test across 3,370 tests, one 8.58 points and the other 1.00 points below its own national average. On the practical test the province ranks number 54 of the 102 with a published figure. Against 2024 the practical pass rate changed by +0.87 points, while the national one moved by −0.58 points.

Inside Toscana, Livorno is number 8 of 9 provinces with a figure, below Massa-Carrara (52.41%) and above Grosseto (49.81%). The region runs from the 64.78% of Pisa to the 49.81% of Grosseto. In the same region Prato has no row of its own in the MIT file.

Provinces closest to Livorno in the ranking

Livorno is number 100 of 102 provinces with published data, by share of theory tests passed in 2025.

Higher

  1. #94 Rieti 55.1%
  2. #95 Bolzano 54.6%
  3. #96 Isernia 54.1%
  4. #97 La Spezia 53.8%
  5. #98 Arezzo 53.1%
  6. #99 Massa-Carrara 52.4%
#100 of 102 51.7% Livorno

Lower

  1. #101 Savona 50.3%
  2. #102 Grosseto 49.8%

Provinces in Toscana

10 provinces in Toscana, Livorno highlighted. Theory tests in 2025, with the number of tests next to each rate.

Provinces of Toscana, patente B theory tests in 2025. Source: MIT, Esiti Esami 2025.
ProvincePassedTests
Arezzo 53.1% 5,811
Firenze 57.2% 20,009
Grosseto 49.8% 3,415
Livorno 51.7% 3,819
Lucca 55.7% 6,275
Massa-Carrara 52.4% 2,765
Pisa 64.8% 6,817
Pistoia 61.3% 4,968
Prato n/a n/a
Siena 58.0% 4,235

Which provinces can Livorno be compared with?

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

Frequently asked questions about the exam in Livorno

Where is the theory exam taken in Livorno?

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

In 2025 Livorno was number 100 of 102 provinces with a published figure, with 51.7% 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).