This article analyzes the effect of legal regulations on the right to access to information on the levels of disclosure of information of Latin American universities. An econometric model is proposed that is estimated using the least-squares method. The results are consistent with the theoretical approaches and show evidence regarding the positive relationship between the regulation of the information rights of the countries and the levels of disclosure of information. This implies that it is essential to strengthening legal regulations to have higher levels of dissemination and reduce information asymmetries.