Venezuela: Academic freedom

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
 Venezuela

Academic freedom index

 Latest value 0.201
 Year 2024
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1960 - 2024
 Average 0.696
 Min - Max 0.201 - 0.937
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
 Available for Data download
The latest value from 2024 is 0.201 index points, a decline from 0.267 index points in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 0.569 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Venezuela from 1960 to 2024 is 0.696 index points. The minimum value, 0.201 index points, was reached in 2024 while the maximum of 0.937 index points was recorded in 1986. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
Select indicator
* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
From   To 


 Recent values Venezuela: Academic freedom
 2024 0.201
 2023 0.267
 2022 0.253
 2021 0.237
 2020 0.236
 2019 0.256
 2018 0.260
 2017 0.249




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.

Other resources:

Download data from our database

All indicators for Venezuela

All indicators on the website

Article: Are trade deficits bad for the economy?

Article: Sources of economic growth

Article: Currency values and investment returns

All articles



 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Electoral democracy index 0.197 2024 index points
 Liberal democracy index 0.049 2024 index points
 Participatory democracy index 0.161 2024 index points
 Deliberative democracy index 0.026 2024 index points
 Egalitarian democracy index 0.095 2024 index points
 Government accountability -0.885 2024 index points
 Freedom of expression 0.147 2024 index points
 Political corruption 0.970 2024 index points
 Women political empowerment 0.777 2024 index points
 Academic freedom 0.201 2024 index points
 Clean elections index 0.073 2024 index points
 Judicial constraints on executive 0.013 2024 index points
 Legislative constraints on executive 0.042 2024 index points
 Civil society participation index 0.388 2024 index points
 Direct popular vote index 0.309 2024 index points
 Equal protection index 0.265 2024 index points
 Presidential elections 1.00 2024 1 elections, 0 otherwise
 Parliamentary elections 0.00 2024 1 elections, 0 otherwise
This site uses cookies.
Learn more here


OK