Adult literacy rate in Romania is 98.8%. Male literacy is 99.1%. Female literacy is 98.5%. Therefore, male literacy and female literacy differ by 0.59999999999999%. Government expenditure on education is 4.3% of GDP. The education index of Romania is 0.748 - formal education levels in the country are average, but most of the population has a secondary school education at least; higher education is possible and not uncommon. People in Romania speak the Romanian language.