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Morocco's Academic Freedom Declines Amid Global Trends

3/20/2026

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Morocco ranks 109th out of 178 countries in the 2026 Academic Freedom Index (AFI), as reported by Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg and the V-Dem Institute.
The report highlights a global decline in academic freedom, with 50 countries, including the USA and Finland, experiencing deterioration since 2015.
Institutional autonomy, essential for protecting academic rights, has weakened in regions like Europe and North America.
Legal protections often fail to provide real-world safeguards, contributing to a decline in academic freedom since 2012, especially in Latin America, Asia, and the MENA region.

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Morocco ranks 109th out of 178 countries in the 2026 Academic Freedom Index (AFI), as reported by Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg and the V-Dem Institute.
The report highlights a global decline in academic freedom, with 50 countries, including the USA and Finland, experiencing deterioration since 2015.
Institutional autonomy, essential for protecting academic rights, has weakened in regions like Europe and North America.
Legal protections often fail to provide real-world safeguards, contributing to a decline in academic freedom since 2012, especially in Latin America, Asia, and the MENA region.