FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   Hurtado Juan Jose 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/01/2018 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. [LAUR] (Last) (First) (Middle) 650 S. EXETER STREET, 12TH FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP Operations 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) BALTIMORE, MD 21202 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Class B Common Stock	  (1)	  (1)	Class A Common Stock	341	$ (1)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	06/17/2018	  (2)	Class B Common Stock	8,875	$ (2)	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (3)	06/07/2022	Class B Common Stock	42,500	$ 31.2	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (3)	10/02/2023	Class B Common Stock	2,068	$ 17.44	D	Â
Performance Share Units	  (4)	  (4)	Class B Common Stock	20,000	$ (4)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hurtado Juan Jose 650 S. EXETER STREET 12TH FLOOR BALTIMORE, MD 21202	Â	Â	  SVP Operations	Â

Signatures

/s/ Sean P. Mulcahy, Attorney-in-Fact		01/11/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Each Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") represents the right to receive one share of Class B Common Stock. On the vesting date, the reporting person will be issued a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock. Subject to the reporting person's continued employment, all of these RSUs will vest on June 17, 2018.
(3)	These options are fully vested and exercisable immediately.
(4)	Subject to the reporting person's continued employment by the Company, Performance Share Units (PSUs) will vest in one-third annual tranches on each of December 31, 2018, December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2020, provided that the average closing price per share of the Company's Class A Common Stock as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market over the thirty (30) day period preceding those dates is equal to or greater than (i) $20 for those PSUs vesting on December 31, 2018, (ii) $22.50 for those PSUs vesting on December 31, 2019, and (iii) $25 for those PSUs vesting on December 31, 2020. Should the thirty day trailing average fall short of these targets for either December 31, 2018, December 31, 2019, or both, the PSUs for the year(s) in which the target is missed may vest if the trailing average target is achieved in the succeeding year.

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