Driving test pass rate in Pavia
In 2025 in Pavia, 59.8% of category B theory tests were passed, across 8,186 tests, against a national average of 60.27% (0.5 points below). On the practical driving test, 88.1% of 5,974 tests were passed, against 83.82% nationally. Source: MIT, Esiti Esami 2025.
Pavia against Italy
Theory
#55 of 102 provinces with a published figure0.5 points below Italy
Practical driving test
4.3 points above Italy
Source: Esiti Esami 2025
Does it change what you should do?
No. The 59.8% for Pavia 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.
Pavia around the national average
The figure for Pavia, 59.82%, is close to the national 60.27%: the province is number 55 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 Ravenna (60.12%) and Terni (59.66%), a span of 0.46 points in all.
The figure rests on 8,186 theory tests sat in 2025, the 33rd largest volume of the 102 provinces with a published figure and 0.89% of the 919,868 tests sat across Italy. Shifting the rate by one point would take about 82 different outcomes, a volume that makes the figure insensitive to single cases.
Between 2024 and 2025 the rate went from 59.77% to 59.82%, a change of +0.05 points, so it is flat in practice; the national figure moved by +0.04 points over the same period. The number of tests sat went from 7,668 to 8,186.
The two exams do not say the same thing. On theory Pavia is 0.45 points below the national average, on the practical test 4.28 points above: 88.10% of practical tests passed out of 5,974, against 83.82% across Italy. On the practical test the province ranks number 40 of the 102 with a published figure. Against 2024 the practical pass rate changed by −3.11 points, while the national one moved by −0.58 points.
Inside Lombardia, Pavia is number 7 of 11 provinces with a figure, below Bergamo (60.21%) and above Milano (58.97%). The region runs from the 66.99% of Sondrio to the 56.24% of Mantova. In the same region Monza e della Brianza has no row of its own in the MIT file.
Provinces closest to Pavia in the ranking
Pavia is number 55 of 102 provinces with published data, by share of theory tests passed in 2025.
Provinces in Lombardia
12 provinces in Lombardia, Pavia highlighted. Theory tests in 2025, with the number of tests next to each rate.
| Province | Passed | Tests |
|---|---|---|
| Bergamo | 60.2% | 19,789 |
| Brescia | 58.1% | 24,311 |
| Como | 61.2% | 8,926 |
| Cremona | 57.8% | 6,657 |
| Lecco | 63.9% | 4,555 |
| Lodi | 61.6% | 3,953 |
| Mantova | 56.2% | 5,548 |
| Milano | 59.0% | 68,410 |
| Monza e della Brianza | n/a | n/a |
| Pavia | 59.8% | 8,186 |
| Sondrio | 67.0% | 2,711 |
| Varese | 60.4% | 14,329 |
Which provinces can Pavia be compared with?
The pairs are picked by hand. The full list is on the comparisons page.
Frequently asked questions about the exam in Pavia
Where is the theory exam taken in Pavia?
The exam is sat at the Motorizzazione Civile office covering the province of Pavia, 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 Pavia than elsewhere?
In 2025 Pavia was number 55 of 102 provinces with a published figure, with 59.8% 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).