Libya boasts the highest literacy rate in the Arab world, and the UN’s Human Development Index, which ranks the standard of living, social security, health care and other factors for development, places Libya at the top of all African countries. Government reform plans are developing the ICT infrastructure in Libya and incorporating ICT in education as key components in its overall development plans.

Libya intends to be seen taking a leadership role on the African continent through sponsorship of major initiatives and projects, including those in the neighbouring countries of Chad, Niger, and Rwanda. That said, the challenges of the poor existing infrastructure and a lack of skilled and ICT-equipped teachers are a great challenge to the current reform process.

The allocated annual education budget is about 1 billion Libyan Dinars (500 million Pounds) across all sectors and levels. This figure includes annual scholarships. This investment has led to numerous achievements at all levels of education.

The history of vocational education and training from the 'On-the-Job Training Scheme' supervised by the industrial sector to the current public service sector.