Botswana: Academic freedom
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| Botswana |
Academic freedom index |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 0.847 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Measure | index points |
| Data availability | 1964 - 2022 |
| Average | 0.893 |
| Min - Max | 0.824 - 0.909 |
| Source | Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) |
The latest value from 2022 is 0.847 index points, a decline from 0.882 index points in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 0.611 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Botswana from 1964 to 2022 is 0.893 index points. The minimum value, 0.824 index points, was reached in 1964 while the maximum of 0.909 index points was recorded in 1981.
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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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|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral democracy index | 0.577 | 2022 | index points |
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| Participatory democracy index | 0.375 | 2022 | index points |
| Deliberative democracy index | 0.378 | 2022 | index points |
| Egalitarian democracy index | 0.399 | 2022 | index points |
| Government accountability | 0.870 | 2022 | index points |
| Freedom of expression | 0.831 | 2022 | index points |
| Political corruption | 0.289 | 2022 | index points |
| Women political empowerment | 0.721 | 2022 | index points |
| Academic freedom | 0.847 | 2022 | index points |
| Presidential elections | 0.00 | 2022 | 1 elections, 0 otherwise |
| Parliamentary elections | 0.00 | 2022 | 1 elections, 0 otherwise |