Driving test pass rate in Palermo
In 2025 in Palermo, 65.0% of category B theory tests were passed, across 17,251 tests, against a national average of 60.27% (4.7 points above). On the practical driving test, 91.5% of 14,028 tests were passed, against 83.82% nationally. Source: MIT, Esiti Esami 2025.
Palermo against Italy
Theory
#12 of 102 provinces with a published figure4.7 points above Italy
Practical driving test
7.7 points above Italy
Source: Esiti Esami 2025
Does it change what you should do?
No. The 65.0% for Palermo 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.
Palermo above the national average, outside the top ten
With 64.95% of theory tests passed, Palermo stays above the national average without reaching the top ten: number 12 of 102 provinces with a published figure, 4.68 points above the Italian 60.27%. In the table the province sits between Agrigento (65.46%) and Pisa (64.78%), a span of 0.68 points in all.
The figure rests on 17,251 theory tests sat in 2025, the 9th largest volume of the 102 provinces with a published figure and 1.88% of the 919,868 tests sat across Italy. Shifting the rate by one point would take about 173 different outcomes, a volume that makes the figure insensitive to single cases.
The move against 2024 is marked: 1.35 points higher, from 63.60% to 64.95%, against +0.04 points of national change. The number of tests sat went from 17,114 to 17,251.
The two tests point the same way: 64.95% on theory and 91.54% on the practical test across 14,028 tests, one 4.68 points and the other 7.72 points above its own national average. On the practical test the province ranks number 27 of the 102 with a published figure. Against 2024 the practical pass rate changed by −0.28 points, while the national one moved by −0.58 points.
Inside Sicilia, Palermo is number 7 of 9 provinces with a figure, below Agrigento (65.46%) and above Caltanissetta (64.71%). The region runs from the 69.53% of Messina to the 58.94% of Siracusa.
Provinces closest to Palermo in the ranking
Palermo is number 12 of 102 provinces with published data, by share of theory tests passed in 2025.
Provinces in Sicilia
9 provinces in Sicilia, Palermo highlighted. Theory tests in 2025, with the number of tests next to each rate.
Which provinces can Palermo be compared with?
The pairs are picked by hand. The full list is on the comparisons page.
Frequently asked questions about the exam in Palermo
Where is the theory exam taken in Palermo?
The exam is sat at the Motorizzazione Civile office covering the province of Palermo, 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 Palermo than elsewhere?
In 2025 Palermo was number 12 of 102 provinces with a published figure, with 65.0% 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).