Ghana

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Official Name
Republic of Ghana
Population Full

30,418,000 (2019 UNDESA)

Principal Languages
Akan, English
Literacy Rate
79% (2018 UNESCO)
International Conventions
ACHPR (1989), CPPDCE (2016), CSICH (2016), ICCPR (2000), UNCRPD (2012), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Barker 1986, Bendor-Samuel and Hartell 1989, Campbell and King 2011, Hall 1983, Kropp Dakubu and Kropp 1988, Vanderaa 1991
Deaf Population
6,000
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Ghana is 83. All are living languages. Of these, 73 are indigenous and 10 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 15 are institutional, 47 are developing, 13 are vigorous, 6 are in trouble, and 2 are dying. Also listed are 5 unestablished languages.