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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 * Serck-Hanssen Eilif   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. [LAUR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 650 S. EXETER STREET, 12TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/14/2018 (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 05/14/2018   C   10,611 A $ 0 83,015 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

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

Class B Common Stock

$ 0 (1)

05/14/2018

M

20,380

(2)

(2)

Class A Common Stock

20,380

$ 0

72,698

D

Restricted Stock Units

(3)

05/14/2018

M

20,380

05/14/2018(2)

(2)

Class B Common Stock

20,380

$ 0

0

D

Class B Common Stock

$ 0 (1)

05/14/2018

F

9,769

(4)

(4)

Class A Common Stock

9,769

$ 14.57

62,929

D

Class B Common Stock

$ 0 (1)

05/14/2018

C

10,611

(1)

(1)

Class A Common Stock

10,611

$ 0

52,318

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Serck-Hanssen Eilif 650 S. EXETER STREET 12TH FLOOR BALTIMORE, MD 21202	X		Chief Executive Officer

Signatures

/s/ Sean P. Mulcahy, Attorney-in-Fact		05/16/2018
**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 ("Class B Common Stock") of Laureate Education, Inc. (the "Company") is convertible into one share of Class A common stock of the Company ("Class A Common Stock") 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 previously reported in footnote 7 on the Form 3 filed by the reporting person with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31, 2017, 20,380 Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") became vested on May 14, 2018 (the "Vesting Date").
(3)	Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of Class B Common Stock.
(4)	On the trading day immediately prior to the Vesting Date, the closing price of one share of Class A Common Stock traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market was $14.57. On May 14, 2018, 9,769 shares of the Class B Common Stock otherwise issuable upon the vesting of the RSUs were forfeited to pay the applicable withholding taxes due in connection with the vesting of the 20,380 RSUs.

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