Pass rates
The driving test pass rate (see table below), has been gradually increasing in recent years. The most recent figures show that over half of test candidates (51.8% in 2009) managed to pass their test.
| Pass Rate 2009 |
% |
| Athlone |
57.4 |
| Ballina |
58.5 |
| Birr |
62.3 |
| Buncrana |
59.0 |
| Carlow |
37.0 |
| Carrick-on-Shannon |
59.1 |
| Castlebar |
56.1 |
| Cavan |
46.9 |
| Churchtown |
42.3 |
| Clifden |
59.5 |
| Clonmel |
56.0 |
| Cork |
53.2 |
| Donegal |
62.6 |
| Dundalk |
50.9 |
| Dungarvan |
61.3 |
| Ennis |
63.4 |
| Finglas |
39.9 |
| Galway |
56.1 |
| Gorey |
45.7 |
| Kilkenny |
37.6 |
| Killarney |
57.4 |
| Kilrush |
56.9 |
| Letterkenny |
52.2 |
| Limerick |
52.2 |
| Longford |
50.4 |
| Loughrea |
55.2 |
| Mallow |
49.2 |
| Monaghan |
55.0 |
| Mullingar |
53.9 |
| Naas |
40.0 |
| Navan |
53.2 |
| Nenagh |
48.8 |
| Newcastle West |
52.8 |
| Portlaoise |
41.4 |
| Raheny |
37.7 |
| Rathgar |
30.6 |
| Roscommon |
59.0 |
| Shannon |
50.5 |
| Skibbereen |
60.6 |
| Sligo |
67.1 |
| Tallaght |
41.0 |
| Thurles |
41.8 |
| Tipperary |
43.3 |
| Tralee |
58.8 |
| Tuam |
65.6 |
| Tullamore |
55.0 |
| Waterford |
53.7 |
| Wexford |
48.5 |
| Wicklow |
39.3 |
| Overall Average |
51.8 % |