Examining the Nexus between Tertiary Education Enrollment Trends and Employment Opportunities in Pakistan: A Quantitative Analysis

Abstract

This research aims to explore the trend of registration in tertiary education and their corresponding employment chances in Pakistan. The research was quantitative and based on admission data (2012-17) from 27 universities, and employment advertisement data (2012-17) from four newspapers. The multistage, stratified, purposive, and random sampling techniques were used to collect the data from different sections of the population. Descriptive as well as inferential statistics were used for the analysis of the data. The results showed that the higher education trend of registration was in the subjects of Basic Sciences. Moreover, maximum employment was presented for the field of Basic Sciences and less employment was published for the subjects of Social Sciences.