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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * ZENTZ ROBERT W   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. [LAUR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Sr. VP (Last) (First) (Middle) 650 S. EXETER STREET, 12TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2017 (Street) BALTIMORE, MD 21202 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock 12/31/2017   C   934 A (1) 43,010 D   Class A Common Stock 12/31/2017   M   2,114 A (2) 45,124 D   Class A Common Stock 12/31/2017   F(3)   686 D $ 13.59 44,438 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	(4)	12/31/2017		M			1,383	(5)	(5)	Class B Common Stock	1,383	(5)	1,386	D
Class B Common Stock	(1)	12/31/2017		M		1,383		(5)	(5)	Class A Common Stock	1,383	(5)	1,383	D
Class B Common Stock	(1)	12/31/2017		F(3)			449	(3)	(3)	Class A Common Stock	449	$ 13.59	934	D
Class B Common Stock	(1)	12/31/2017		C			934	(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	934	(1)	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	(2)	12/31/2017		M			2,114	(6)	(6)	Class A Common Stock	2,114	(6)	4,228	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ZENTZ ROBERT W 650 S. EXETER STREET 12TH FLOOR BALTIMORE, MD 21202			Sr. VP

Signatures

/s/ Sean P. Mulcahy, Attorney-in-Fact		01/03/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Each share of Class B common stock of Laureate Education, Inc. (the "Company") is convertible into one share of Class A common stock of the Company upon the election of the holder or upon transfer, subject to the terms of the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
(2)	As reported in Footnote 1 of the Reporting Person's Form 4 filed on June 17, 2017, each Restricted Stock Unit represents the right to receive one share of Class A common stock of the Company subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment by the Company.
(3)	Shares withheld from Restricted Stock Unit vestings in satisfaction of tax obligations based on closing price of $13.59 on December 28, 2017 of the Company's Class A common stock as traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange.
(4)	Each Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") represents the right to receive one share of Class B Common Stock.
(5)	On May 2, 2016, the Reporting Person was granted 4,152 Restricted Stock Units (which vest as Class B shares of common stock) vesting in one-third annual installments on December 31, 2016, December 31, 2017, and December 31, 2018, subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment by the Company.
(6)	On June 14, 2017, the Reporting Person was granted 6,342 Restricted Stock Units (which vest as Class A shares of common stock) vesting in one-third annual installments on December 31, 2017, December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2019, subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment by the Company.

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