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Background: The Libyan scientific community includes a wide range of institutions. These comprise public and private universities, an Open University, technical higher institutions, vocational institutions, scientific societies, scientific publishing associations, as well as petroleum training and qualification institutes. Aims of the study: This study sought to assess the activity of the Libyan scientific community and to identify the challenges facing its development. Methodology: The present study relies on published data drawn from information collected from multiple sources, including survey studies and public and international reports produced by local and global organizations. Results: Based on the collected data, in 2023 Libyan government universities recorded 28. In addition, a total of 73 scientific societies were established in Libya. Moreover, a total of (183) academic journals were approved by the Libyan authority for scientific research, including journals belonging to 25 universities, 5 technical institutes, 4 technical colleges, 9 scientific research centers, 13 scientific societies, and 6 private and public universities. Furthermore, the data recorded a total of 4246 Master of Science theses and 436 PhD dissertations in the database system of the Libyan Central Library.