This report was compiled by Swedish think tank V-Dem Institute and the Institute of Political Science at the Friedrich Alexander University in Germany.
The report provides an overview of academic freedom in 179 countries by assessing five indicators.
India’s academic freedom index is in the bottom 30% among 179 countries in 2022.
India is among 22 countries and territories out of 179 in the world that achieved this feat.
India's immediate neighbours Nepal (0.86), Pakistan (0.45) and Bhutan (0.46) scored higher than India whereas Bangladesh (0.25) and Myanmar (0.01) scored lower than India.
India’s freedom index score was high in the past, ranging from 0.60-0.70 between 1950 and 2012.
Only five small countries (Gambia, Uzbekistan, Seychelles, Montenegro, and Kazakhstan) improved their rankings.