Adult literacy rate in Pakistan is 57.9%. Male literacy is 69.5%. Female literacy is 45.8%. Therefore, male literacy and female literacy differ by 23.7%. Government expenditure on education is 2.7% of GDP. The education index of Pakistan is 0.302 - 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 Pakistan speak the Urdu, and English languages.