Adult literacy rate in Rwanda is 70.5%. Male literacy is 73.2%. Female literacy is 68%. Therefore, male literacy and female literacy differ by 5.2%. Government expenditure on education is 4.1% of GDP. The education index of Rwanda is 0.478 - formal education levels are low and are mostly limited to primary and secondary school levels at best; higher education is possible, but not very widespread. People in Rwanda speak the French, English, and Kinyarwanda languages.