Uruguay: Academic freedom

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 Uruguay

Academic freedom index

 Latest value 0.919
 Year 2024
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1960 - 2024
 Average 0.743
 Min - Max 0.047 - 0.965
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
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The latest value from 2024 is 0.919 index points, an increase from 0.898 index points in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 0.569 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Uruguay from 1960 to 2024 is 0.743 index points. The minimum value, 0.047 index points, was reached in 1974 while the maximum of 0.965 index points was recorded in 2016. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Uruguay: Academic freedom
 2024 0.919
 2023 0.898
 2022 0.876
 2021 0.944
 2020 0.963
 2019 0.965
 2018 0.965
 2017 0.965




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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