South Africa: Academic freedom
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| South Africa |
Academic freedom index |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 0.838 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Measure | index points |
| Data availability | 1960 - 2024 |
| Average | 0.532 |
| Min - Max | 0.190 - 0.932 |
| Source | Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) |
The latest value from 2024 is 0.838 index points, a decline from 0.844 index points in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 0.569 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for South Africa from 1960 to 2024 is 0.532 index points. The minimum value, 0.19 index points, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 0.932 index points was recorded in 1997.
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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 | 0.734 | 2024 | index points |
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| Participatory democracy index | 0.468 | 2024 | index points |
| Deliberative democracy index | 0.652 | 2024 | index points |
| Egalitarian democracy index | 0.509 | 2024 | index points |
| Government accountability | 1.383 | 2024 | index points |
| Freedom of expression | 0.842 | 2024 | index points |
| Political corruption | 0.555 | 2024 | index points |
| Women political empowerment | 0.844 | 2024 | index points |
| Academic freedom | 0.838 | 2024 | index points |
| Clean elections index | 0.812 | 2024 | index points |
| Judicial constraints on executive | 0.914 | 2024 | index points |
| Legislative constraints on executive | 0.943 | 2024 | index points |
| Civil society participation index | 0.780 | 2024 | index points |
| Direct popular vote index | 0.020 | 2024 | index points |
| Equal protection index | 0.775 | 2024 | index points |
| Parliamentary elections | 1.00 | 2024 | 1 elections, 0 otherwise |