Academic Freedom Index in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Academic Freedom Index was 0.108 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Academic Freedom Index in Equatorial Guinea, 1995–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for academic freedom index in Equatorial Guinea is 0.108, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 68.8% on the previous year and up 68.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, academic freedom index in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.108 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.053, in 2022.
That places Equatorial Guinea 156th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Academic Freedom Index in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.059 | — |
| 1996 | 0.059 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.06 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.062 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.068 | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.071 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.075 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.078 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.07 | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 0.064 | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.064 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.064 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.064 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.064 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.064 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.064 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.06 | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.057 | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.064 | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 0.068 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.053 | -22.1% |
| 2023 | 0.078 | +47.2% |
| 2024 | 0.064 | -17.9% |
| 2025 | 0.108 | +68.8% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.108 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5905, 18% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.108 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.519, 21% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Academic Freedom Index in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +68.8% | 0.064 | 0.108 |
| 2023 | +47.2% | 0.053 | 0.078 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0604 | 0.059 | 0.062 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0735 | 0.068 | 0.078 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0635 | 0.057 | 0.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0725 | 0.053 | 0.108 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More social development data for Equatorial Guinea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 424 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 424 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -0.4695 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is academic freedom index in Equatorial Guinea?
- Academic freedom index in Equatorial Guinea was 0.108 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest academic freedom index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.108 in 2025.
- What is the lowest academic freedom index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.053 in 2022.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for academic freedom index?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 156th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is academic freedom index rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Academic Freedom Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.