Guyana

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Population Full

783,000 (2019 UNDESA)

Principal Languages
English
Literacy Rate
89% (2015 World Factbook)
International Conventions
CPPDCE (2009), ICCPR (1977), UNCRPD (2014), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Campbell 1997, Crevels 2007, Forte 1990
Deaf Population
754–8,000
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Guyana is 20. Of these, 16 are living and 4 are extinct. Of the living languages, 11 are indigenous and 5 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 1 is institutional, 1 is developing, 2 are vigorous, 5 are in trouble, and 7 are dying. Also listed is 1 unestablished language.