Adult literacy rate in Italy is 99.2%. Male literacy is 99.4%. Female literacy is 99%. Therefore, male literacy and female literacy differ by 0.40000000000001%. Government expenditure on education is 4.3% of GDP. The education index of Italy is 0.79 - formal education levels are high, secondary education is a standard for most of the population; higher education is highly available and widespread due to the fact that graduates are economically demanded, and in many such countries having a higher education is also becoming a default option. People in Italy speak the Italian language.