Thailand: Academic freedom
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| Thailand |
Academic freedom index |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 0.278 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Measure | index points |
| Data availability | 1960 - 2022 |
| Average | 0.352 |
| Min - Max | 0.121 - 0.584 |
| Source | Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) |
The latest value from 2022 is 0.278 index points, an increase from 0.187 index points in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 0.611 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Thailand from 1960 to 2022 is 0.352 index points. The minimum value, 0.121 index points, was reached in 2015 while the maximum of 0.584 index points was recorded in 2001.
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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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|---|---|---|---|
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| Deliberative democracy index | 0.073 | 2022 | index points |
| Egalitarian democracy index | 0.160 | 2022 | index points |
| Government accountability | -0.053 | 2022 | index points |
| Freedom of expression | 0.296 | 2022 | index points |
| Political corruption | 0.727 | 2022 | index points |
| Women political empowerment | 0.669 | 2022 | index points |
| Academic freedom | 0.278 | 2022 | index points |
| Parliamentary elections | 0.00 | 2022 | 1 elections, 0 otherwise |