Taiwan: Academic freedom

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 Taiwan

Academic freedom index

 Latest value 0.830
 Year 2024
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1960 - 2024
 Average 0.534
 Min - Max 0.140 - 0.886
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
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The latest value from 2024 is 0.83 index points, a decline from 0.869 index points in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 0.569 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Taiwan from 1960 to 2024 is 0.534 index points. The minimum value, 0.14 index points, was reached in 1971 while the maximum of 0.886 index points was recorded in 2019. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Taiwan: Academic freedom
 2024 0.830
 2023 0.869
 2022 0.855
 2021 0.855
 2020 0.855
 2019 0.886
 2018 0.877
 2017 0.882




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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