Brazil: Academic freedom

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 Brazil

Academic freedom index

 Latest value 0.755
 Year 2024
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1960 - 2024
 Average 0.574
 Min - Max 0.143 - 0.921
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
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The latest value from 2024 is 0.755 index points, unchanged from 0.755 index points in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 0.569 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Brazil from 1960 to 2024 is 0.574 index points. The minimum value, 0.143 index points, was reached in 1969 while the maximum of 0.921 index points was recorded in 2010. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Brazil: Academic freedom
 2024 0.755
 2023 0.755
 2022 0.465
 2021 0.439
 2020 0.459
 2019 0.449
 2018 0.520
 2017 0.779




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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