Academic Freedom Index in Montenegro
Montenegro: Academic Freedom Index was 0.824 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Academic Freedom Index in Montenegro, 1998–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 0.824 for academic freedom index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, academic freedom index in Montenegro peaked at 0.824 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.595, in 1998.
Montenegro ranks 50th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Academic Freedom Index in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.595 | — |
| 1999 | 0.595 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.595 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.595 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.611 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.611 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.611 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.632 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.647 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.647 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.647 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.647 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.647 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.647 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.647 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.639 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.639 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.639 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.639 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.651 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.651 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.651 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.705 | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.809 | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 0.817 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.824 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.824 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.824 | +0.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 0.824 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5905, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 0.824 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7865, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.595 | 0.595 | 0.595 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6243 | 0.595 | 0.647 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.645 | 0.639 | 0.651 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8005 | 0.705 | 0.824 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More social development data for Montenegro
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,269 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 696 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 696 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0197 units per person (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 Montenegro?
- Academic freedom index in Montenegro was 0.824 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest academic freedom index recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 0.824 in 2023.
- What is the lowest academic freedom index recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.595 in 1998.
- How does Montenegro rank for academic freedom index?
- Montenegro ranks 50th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is academic freedom index rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.