Academic freedom - Country rankings
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Academic freedom index, 2024:
The average for 2024 based on 45 countries was 0.365 index points. The highest value was in Israel: 0.843 index points and the lowest value was in North Korea: 0.019 index points. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: index points; Source: Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
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| Countries | Academic freedom, 2024 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 0.843 | 1 | 1960 - 2024 |
| South Korea | 0.834 | 2 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Taiwan | 0.83 | 3 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Nepal | 0.785 | 4 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Japan | 0.755 | 5 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Georgia | 0.727 | 6 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Sri Lanka | 0.721 | 7 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mongolia | 0.703 | 8 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Armenia | 0.639 | 9 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Philippines | 0.624 | 10 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Indonesia | 0.591 | 11 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Maldives | 0.549 | 12 | 2011 - 2024 |
| Kuwait | 0.502 | 13 | 1966 - 2024 |
| Lebanon | 0.493 | 14 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0.458 | 15 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Thailand | 0.457 | 16 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bhutan | 0.432 | 17 | 2003 - 2024 |
| Singapore | 0.421 | 18 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Iraq | 0.413 | 19 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kazakhstan | 0.36 | 20 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Pakistan | 0.351 | 21 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Vietnam | 0.322 | 22 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Malaysia | 0.297 | 23 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Uzbekistan | 0.293 | 24 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Jordan | 0.252 | 25 | 1962 - 2024 |
| Hong Kong | 0.238 | 26 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Oman | 0.226 | 27 | 1982 - 2024 |
| Yemen | 0.22 | 28 | 1970 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh | 0.21 | 29 | 1971 - 2024 |
| Cambodia | 0.21 | 30 | 1960 - 2024 |
| UA Emirates | 0.192 | 31 | 1976 - 2024 |
| Bahrain | 0.185 | 32 | 1968 - 2024 |
| Azerbaijan | 0.163 | 33 | 1990 - 2024 |
| India | 0.161 | 34 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Syria | 0.157 | 35 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Iran | 0.142 | 36 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Laos | 0.135 | 37 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Qatar | 0.121 | 38 | 1973 - 2024 |
| Afghanistan | 0.079 | 39 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tajikistan | 0.077 | 40 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0.069 | 41 | 1960 - 2024 |
| China | 0.067 | 42 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Turkmenistan | 0.067 | 43 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Burma | 0.026 | 44 | 1960 - 2024 |
| North Korea | 0.019 | 45 | 1960 - 2024 |
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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