Dataset
Academic Freedom Index
owid.academic-freedom-index
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About
Central estimate of the extent to which academics can research, teach, publish, express opinions, and participate in academic bodies without interference, censorship, or institutional restrictions, and universities exercise institutional autonomy. Regions defined by Our World in Data, which are used in OWID charts and maps.
Cite as: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. “Academic freedom index – V-Dem” [dataset]. V-Dem, “Democracy report v16” [original data].
- Publisher
- Our World in Data
- Tier
- Official
- Covers
- 1900–2025
- Places
- Countries, regions and groups of the world
- Updated
- annual
- Last modified
- 2026-03-17
- Units
- not stated
- License
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
- Method
- https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/academic-freedom-index
Columns
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| entity | text | country, region or group |
| code | text | ISO 3166-1 alpha-3, OWID_ for OWID's own groups, empty for most regions |
| year | integer | |
| v2xca_academ__estimate_best | number | Academic freedom index |
| owid_region | text | World region according to OWID |
Dimensions
| Name | Values |
|---|---|
| entity | |
| year |