The Academic Freedom Index Update 2025 is out!
This year’s update of the Academic Freedom Index (AFI) provides an overview of the state of academic freedom across 179 countries.
Alarmingly, it identifies 34 countries and territories that have experienced a statistically significant and substantial decline in academic freedom over the past decade, while only 8 countries have seen improvements.
The report highlights the rise of anti-pluralist parties as a potential driver of this decline. It notes that countries with anti-pluralist parties in government tend to have lower levels of academic freedom compared to those where such parties have minimal political influence.
Access the full report here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iksBkgHMKA6a3XU1M22v-AQ3xPPdFRND/view?usp=sharing