Over here you have to take driving lessons + theory. It's really hard. I almost got crushed between two trucks today on the highway. I already passed the theory test; gotta do driving test some time in March.
I went for mine on my 16th birthday. There were a total of 18 questions, and I had to get atleast 15 of them correct. By the time I was on the 10th question, I had already gotten 3 wrong which meant that I couldn't afford to get anymore wrong or else I'd fail. In the end, I ended up passing, and when I was done with the test I sighed a big sigh of relief and said "that was close...". Everyone else that was testing laughed...and they all failed.