Chile: Academic freedom

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 Chile

Academic freedom index

 Latest value 0.924
 Year 2024
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1960 - 2024
 Average 0.641
 Min - Max 0.018 - 0.965
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
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The latest value from 2024 is 0.924 index points, an increase from 0.911 index points in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 0.569 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Chile from 1960 to 2024 is 0.641 index points. The minimum value, 0.018 index points, was reached in 1974 while the maximum of 0.965 index points was recorded in 2012. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Chile: Academic freedom
 2024 0.924
 2023 0.911
 2022 0.954
 2021 0.943
 2020 0.954
 2019 0.952
 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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