Vanuatu: Academic freedom

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 Vanuatu

Academic freedom index

 Latest value 0.908
 Year 2023
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1968 - 2023
 Average 0.861
 Min - Max 0.788 - 0.908
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
The latest value from 2023 is 0.908 index points, unchanged from 0.908 index points in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.588 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Vanuatu from 1968 to 2023 is 0.861 index points. The minimum value, 0.788 index points, was reached in 1968 while the maximum of 0.908 index points was recorded in 2021. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Vanuatu - Academic freedom - Recent values chart

Historical series
Vanuatu - Academic freedom - historical chart - 1968-2023




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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