Driving test pass rate in La Spezia

In 2025 in La Spezia, 53.8% of category B theory tests were passed, across 2,837 tests, against a national average of 60.27% (6.5 points below). On the practical driving test, 81.3% of 2,305 tests were passed, against 83.82% nationally. Source: MIT, Esiti Esami 2025.

La Spezia against Italy

Theory

#97 of 102 provinces with a published figure

6.5 points below Italy

La Spezia 53.8% 2,837 tests · since 2024 +0.32 points
Italy 60.27% 919,868 tests · since 2024 +0.04 points

Practical driving test

2.6 points below Italy

La Spezia 81.3% 2,305 tests · since 2024 +0.94 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 53.8% for La Spezia 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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La Spezia among the lowest figures of 2025

At 53.79%, La Spezia is among the ten lowest figures of 2025: number 97 of 102, 6.48 points below the national average. In the table the province sits between Isernia (54.11%) and Arezzo (53.07%), a span of 1.04 points in all.

The figure rests on 2,837 theory tests sat in 2025, the 90th largest volume of the 102 provinces with a published figure and 0.31% of the 919,868 tests sat across Italy. On a total this size about 28 different outcomes are enough to move the rate by a point.

Against 2024 the rate rose by 0.32 points, from 53.47% to 53.79%, while the national figure changed by +0.04 points. The number of tests sat went from 2,897 to 2,837.

The two tests point the same way: 53.79% on theory and 81.26% on the practical test across 2,305 tests, one 6.48 points and the other 2.56 points below its own national average. On the practical test the province ranks number 62 of the 102 with a published figure. Against 2024 the practical pass rate changed by +0.94 points, while the national one moved by −0.58 points.

Inside Liguria, La Spezia is number 3 of 4 provinces with a figure, below Imperia (55.33%) and above Savona (50.28%). The region runs from the 60.17% of Genova to the 50.28% of Savona.

Provinces closest to La Spezia in the ranking

La Spezia is number 97 of 102 provinces with published data, by share of theory tests passed in 2025.

Higher

  1. #93 Piacenza 55.2%
  2. #94 Rieti 55.1%
  3. #95 Bolzano 54.6%
  4. #96 Isernia 54.1%
#97 of 102 53.8% La Spezia

Lower

  1. #98 Arezzo 53.1%
  2. #99 Massa-Carrara 52.4%
  3. #100 Livorno 51.7%
  4. #101 Savona 50.3%

Provinces in Liguria

4 provinces in Liguria, La Spezia highlighted. Theory tests in 2025, with the number of tests next to each rate.

Provinces of Liguria, patente B theory tests in 2025. Source: MIT, Esiti Esami 2025.
ProvincePassedTests
Genova 60.2% 9,886
Imperia 55.3% 2,362
La Spezia 53.8% 2,837
Savona 50.3% 3,743

Frequently asked questions about the exam in La Spezia

Where is the theory exam taken in La Spezia?

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

In 2025 La Spezia was number 97 of 102 provinces with a published figure, with 53.8% 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).