The education is becoming one of the defining enterprises of the 21st century with the emergence of globalization and increasing global competition. In the fast changing and competitive world, education and technology are the master keys for respectable survival and progress of Pakistan. Pakistan is determined to respond positively to emerging needs, opportunities and challenges of globalization. Education is being considered a key to change and progress. Progress and prosperity of the country depends on the kind of education that is provided to the people.

Education assists harmonious development of the individual. It increases the economic, social and political adjustment of the individual in the society. Education is an essential prerequisite for an efficient and equitable development process. It is a recognized fact that without a minimum education level for the entire population, a human centered development process cannot be sustained.

Human aspect of development has not been given due consideration in the past and now it demands special attention in order to facilitate all segments of the society. It provides people greater opportunities and choices to improve their lives. In other words through the process of education, human beings develop such abilities, skills and attitudes that help them to modify their behavior according to social, economic and political demands. Education is considered the most important way of human capital formation, which is prerequisite for sustaining the development of nations.

            Pakistan has placed human development at the center of the economic planning. People of Pakistan are precious resource who are as hardworking as one can find anywhere in the world. Yet, the country have not nurtured their talent nor taken full advantage of their hard labor. Now country has begun to experience key shortages in skills that are needed to support an expanding economy

             Highly skilled workforce has become a basic need to meet the challenges of contemporary era which is all about competitiveness and efficiency. Challenges such as finding efficient alternative energy sources, improving agricultural produce to feed growing populations and understanding other cultures that must co-exist in the global village would require individuals with higher education.

             To assess and explore vulnerabilities of our HEIs graduate education system, in February 2010, 128 universities were asked to provide data of graduating students for the year 2005-06 to 2008-09. Since Nazeer Hussain University and DHA Suffa University are not operational and Bolan University was chartered in December 2007, 125 universities produced graduates during this time period. Out of these 125 universities information has been received from 122 universities. Response is awaited from Alkhair University, Iqra University, Quetta; Preston University, Karachi.

           Graduates data is being compiled by gender; sector; year; level of degree; year of education; university and graduating streams (i.e. universities, colleges and as private candidates).Total graduates at universities (including affiliated and Private/External students) were 380773, 360807,448988 and 493993 during the years 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09.

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