Algeria: Academic freedom

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 Algeria

Academic freedom index

 Latest value 0.191
 Year 2024
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1960 - 2024
 Average 0.223
 Min - Max 0.100 - 0.338
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
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The latest value from 2024 is 0.191 index points, unchanged from 0.191 index points in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 0.569 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Algeria from 1960 to 2024 is 0.223 index points. The minimum value, 0.1 index points, was reached in 1968 while the maximum of 0.338 index points was recorded in 2010. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Algeria: Academic freedom
 2024 0.191
 2023 0.191
 2022 0.207
 2021 0.237
 2020 0.264
 2019 0.268
 2018 0.338
 2017 0.327




Definition: Measures academics' rights to teach and discuss, carry out research, express freely their opinion with no censorship and the freedom to participate in professional or representative academic bodies.

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