Driving test pass rate in Ancona
In 2025 in Ancona, 57.6% of category B theory tests were passed, across 7,807 tests, against a national average of 60.27% (2.7 points below). On the practical driving test, 84.8% of 6,041 tests were passed, against 83.82% nationally. Source: MIT, Esiti Esami 2025.
Ancona against Italy
Theory
#76 of 102 provinces with a published figure2.7 points below Italy
Practical driving test
1.0 points above Italy
Source: Esiti Esami 2025
Does it change what you should do?
No. The 57.6% for Ancona 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.
Ancona in the lower half of the 2025 ranking
Ancona is in the lower half of the 2025 table, number 76 of 102, with 57.61% of theory tests passed against the national 60.27%, 2.66 points lower. In the table the province sits between Ascoli Piceno (57.66%) and L'Aquila (57.41%), a span of 0.25 points in all.
The figure rests on 7,807 theory tests sat in 2025, the 35th largest volume of the 102 provinces with a published figure and 0.85% of the 919,868 tests sat across Italy. One percentage point corresponds to about 78 tests, a middling total among those published.
Between 2024 and 2025 the rate went from 57.81% to 57.61%, a change of −0.20 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 7,315 to 7,807.
The two exams do not say the same thing. On theory Ancona is 2.66 points below the national average, on the practical test 1.03 points above: 84.85% of practical tests passed out of 6,041, against 83.82% across Italy. On the practical test the province ranks number 52 of the 102 with a published figure. Against 2024 the practical pass rate changed by −1.36 points, while the national one moved by −0.58 points.
It is the lowest figure in Marche, where the top is Pesaro e Urbino (60.31%), that is 2.70 points higher. In the same region Fermo has no row of its own in the MIT file.
Provinces closest to Ancona in the ranking
Ancona is number 76 of 102 provinces with published data, by share of theory tests passed in 2025.
Higher
- #72 Trento 57.9%
- #73 Cremona 57.8%
- #74 Campobasso 57.7%
- #75 Ascoli Piceno 57.7%
Provinces in Marche
5 provinces in Marche, Ancona highlighted. Theory tests in 2025, with the number of tests next to each rate.
| Province | Passed | Tests |
|---|---|---|
| Ancona | 57.6% | 7,807 |
| Ascoli Piceno | 57.7% | 6,106 |
| Fermo | n/a | n/a |
| Macerata | 58.5% | 5,268 |
| Pesaro e Urbino | 60.3% | 5,485 |
Which provinces can Ancona be compared with?
The pairs are picked by hand. The full list is on the comparisons page.
Frequently asked questions about the exam in Ancona
Where is the theory exam taken in Ancona?
The exam is sat at the Motorizzazione Civile office covering the province of Ancona, 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 Ancona than elsewhere?
In 2025 Ancona was number 76 of 102 provinces with a published figure, with 57.6% 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).