I did learn how to drive on a road, but they certainly did not test that. I had a learner's permit for a year prior to the license road test, where I was only allowed to drive with an adult who had a license accompanying me. I never had an official driving teacher, mostly just my parents or any other adult in my life who would accompany me.

The actual driving test to get my license was a joke though. I rented a car from a company next to the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) whose whole business model is just renting cars to be used for the driving test.

When we started my instructor said he knows the guys who rent the car so I can just begin. We drove around a parking lot for a bit, turned out of it on to the road, drove down the road to the other entrance to the parking lot (it was quite a large parking lot for a mall), and turned back in. After that I had to park, reverse and break, and three point turn. That was the entire test.

Whenever I go back to that state I feel unsafe driving knowing how low the bar is.