Rwanda: Academic freedom
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| Rwanda |
Academic freedom index |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 0.185 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Measure | index points |
| Data availability | 1963 - 2023 |
| Average | 0.096 |
| Min - Max | 0.048 - 0.185 |
| Source | Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) |
The latest value from 2023 is 0.185 index points, an increase from 0.088 index points in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.588 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Rwanda from 1963 to 2023 is 0.096 index points. The minimum value, 0.048 index points, was reached in 1974 while the maximum of 0.185 index points was recorded in 2023.
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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 | 0.214 | 2023 | index points |
| Liberal democracy index | 0.096 | 2023 | index points |
| Participatory democracy index | 0.145 | 2023 | index points |
| Deliberative democracy index | 0.194 | 2023 | index points |
| Egalitarian democracy index | 0.183 | 2023 | index points |
| Government accountability | -0.368 | 2023 | index points |
| Freedom of expression | 0.218 | 2023 | index points |
| Political corruption | 0.437 | 2023 | index points |
| Women political empowerment | 0.621 | 2023 | index points |
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| Clean elections index | 0.328 | 2023 | index points |
| Judicial constraints on executive | 0.166 | 2023 | index points |
| Legislative constraints on executive | 0.336 | 2023 | index points |
| Civil society participation index | 0.386 | 2023 | index points |
| Direct popular vote index | 0.120 | 2023 | index points |
| Equal protection index | 0.541 | 2023 | index points |
| Presidential elections | 0.00 | 2023 | 1 elections, 0 otherwise |
| Parliamentary elections | 0.00 | 2023 | 1 elections, 0 otherwise |