SABER–Tertiary Education (SABER-TE) is adiagnostic tool to assess how education systems perform andto identify priorities for reforms at the national level. Itis part of the World Bank’s Systems Approach for BetterEducation Results (SABER), which aims to benchmark educationsystems at the country level. SABER-TE focuses on sevendimensions of tertiary education policy. The general idea isthat a strong policy environment is a prerequisite tobetter-performing tertiary education institutions, includinguniversities, colleges, and technical and vocationalinstitutes. The diagnostic tool aims to help countriesassess best practices and to diagnose which policies needurgent attention. For some policy areas, countries arescored on specific ‘policy levers’ to help make concreterecommendations for improvement. Each of the seven policydimensions can contribute to the outcomes of tertiaryeducation systems, although they work together in a holisticway. By manner of illustration, a strategic plan without aneffective governance structure is just a collection of ideasthat will not be implemented; a well-designed governancestructure without a strategic plan is a meaninglessbureaucracy. This report describes the context of thetertiary education system in Pakistan, then proceed withscoring the seven policy dimensions with descriptions,followed by a conclusion with a few general observations andrecommendations about tertiary education in Pakistan.