Chad

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Population Full

15,947,000 (2019 UNDESA)

Principal Languages
French, Standard Arabic
Literacy Rate
22% (2016 UNESCO)
International Conventions
ACHPR (1986), CPPDCE (2008), CSICH (2008), ICCPR (1995), UNCRPD (2019)
General References
Barreteau and Newman 1978, Bender 2000, Bendor-Samuel and Hartell 1989, Boyeldieu 1977, Caprile 1977, Doornbos and Bender 1983, Jungraithmayr 1981, LeRouvreur 1989
Deaf Population
7,000
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Chad is 133. Of these, 129 are living and 4 are extinct. Of the living languages, 123 are indigenous and 6 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 11 are institutional, 46 are developing, 42 are vigorous, 22 are in trouble, and 8 are dying.