Colonial Education Legacies in Partitioned Cameroon

This dataset supports research on French and British colonial legacies in education, using evidence from the partition of Cameroon. It was authored by Yannick Dupraz and last updated in February 2026. Specific row and column counts are not provided.

Use Cases

• Analyze educational outcomes across the colonial border discontinuity described in the study.
• Compare persistence of educational systems between French and British colonial legacies.
• Investigate the relationship between colonial history and contemporary education metrics in Cameroon.

Strengths

• Dataset is associated with a specific academic replication package for a study on colonial legacies.
• Last updated in February 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• The dataset's size, structure, and specific variables are unknown, limiting immediate analytical utility.
• Lack of sample data or column descriptions prevents assessment of data quality and completeness.

Provenance

Source

ICPSR Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Replication package for academic research.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-02-23.

Geography

Cameroon, with focus on the partitioned region.