Cape Verde: Academic freedom

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 Cape Verde

Academic freedom index

 Latest value 0.832
 Year 2023
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1979 - 2023
 Average 0.755
 Min - Max 0.500 - 0.880
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
The latest value from 2023 is 0.832 index points, a decline from 0.855 index points in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.588 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Cape Verde from 1979 to 2023 is 0.755 index points. The minimum value, 0.5 index points, was reached in 1979 while the maximum of 0.88 index points was recorded in 2013. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Cape Verde - Academic freedom - Recent values chart

Historical series
Cape Verde - Academic freedom - historical chart - 1979-2023




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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