Driving test pass rate in Padova
In 2025 in Padova, 67.6% of category B theory tests were passed, across 12,847 tests, against a national average of 60.27% (7.4 points above). On the practical driving test, 86.6% of 10,790 tests were passed, against 83.82% nationally. Source: MIT, Esiti Esami 2025.
Padova against Italy
Theory
#3 of 102 provinces with a published figure7.4 points above Italy
Practical driving test
2.8 points above Italy
Source: Esiti Esami 2025
Does it change what you should do?
No. The 67.6% for Padova 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.
Padova in the top ten provinces for 2025
Padova ends 2025 in 3rd place of 102 provinces with a published figure, in the leading group: 67.62% of theory tests passed against 60.27% across Italy. In the table the province sits between Vicenza (67.99%) and Taranto (67.27%), a span of 0.72 points in all.
The figure rests on 12,847 theory tests sat in 2025, the 18th largest volume of the 102 provinces with a published figure and 1.40% of the 919,868 tests sat across Italy. Shifting the rate by one point would take about 128 different outcomes, a volume that makes the figure insensitive to single cases.
The move against 2024 is marked: 1.86 points higher, from 65.76% to 67.62%, against +0.04 points of national change. The number of tests sat went from 12,747 to 12,847.
The two tests point the same way: 67.62% on theory and 86.62% on the practical test across 10,790 tests, one 7.35 points and the other 2.80 points above its own national average. On the practical test the province ranks number 44 of the 102 with a published figure. Against 2024 the practical pass rate changed by +2.31 points, while the national one moved by −0.58 points.
Inside Veneto, Padova is number 2 of 7 provinces with a figure, below Vicenza (67.99%) and above Rovigo (63.28%). The region runs from the 67.99% of Vicenza to the 57.00% of Belluno.
Provinces closest to Padova in the ranking
Padova is number 3 of 102 provinces with published data, by share of theory tests passed in 2025.
Provinces in Veneto
7 provinces in Veneto, Padova highlighted. Theory tests in 2025, with the number of tests next to each rate.
Which provinces can Padova be compared with?
The pairs are picked by hand. The full list is on the comparisons page.
Frequently asked questions about the exam in Padova
Where is the theory exam taken in Padova?
The exam is sat at the Motorizzazione Civile office covering the province of Padova, 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 Padova than elsewhere?
In 2025 Padova was number 3 of 102 provinces with a published figure, with 67.6% 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).