Guinea-Bissau: Academic freedom

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 Guinea-Bissau

Academic freedom index

 Latest value 0.582
 Year 2024
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1979 - 2024
 Average 0.600
 Min - Max 0.488 - 0.729
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
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The latest value from 2024 is 0.582 index points, a decline from 0.664 index points in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 0.569 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Guinea-Bissau from 1979 to 2024 is 0.6 index points. The minimum value, 0.488 index points, was reached in 1981 while the maximum of 0.729 index points was recorded in 2021. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Guinea-Bissau: Academic freedom
 2024 0.582
 2023 0.664
 2022 0.700
 2021 0.729
 2020 0.692
 2019 0.673
 2018 0.675
 2017 0.665




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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