Adult literacy rate in Turkmenistan is 99.7%. Male literacy is 99.8%. Female literacy is 99.6%. Therefore, the literacy of men and women differ by 0.2%. The education index of Turkmenistan is 0.679 – the level of formal education in the country is average, but the majority of the population has at least secondary education; Higher education is possible and not uncommon. The people of Turkmenistan speak the Turkmen language.