Adult literacy rate in Portugal is 95.7%. Male literacy is 97.1%. Female literacy is 94.4%. Therefore, male literacy and female literacy differ by 2.7%. Government expenditure on education is 5.2% of GDP. The education index of Portugal is 0.728 - 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 Portugal speak the Portuguese language. https://www.confiduss.com/en/jurisdictions/portugal/demographics/education/