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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 * Berckemeyer Ricardo M.   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) President & COO (Last) (First) (Middle) 650 S. EXETER STREET, 12TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/30/2018 (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 03/30/2018   C   6,214 A $ 0 48,216 D   Class A Common Stock 03/30/2018   A   11,179 (1) A $ 0 59,395 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
Performance Share Units	(2)	03/30/2018		M			11,581	(3)	(3)	Class B Common Stock	11,581	$ 0	0	D
Class B Common Stock	(4)	03/30/2018		M		11,581		(3)	(3)	Class A Common Stock	11,581	$ 0	11,581	D
Class B Common Stock	(4)	03/30/2018		F			5,367	(5)	(5)	Class A Common Stock	5,367	$ 0	6,214	D
Class B Common Stock	(4)	03/30/2018		C			6,214	(4)	(4)	Class A Common Stock	6,214	$ 0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$ 17.44	03/30/2018		A		14,645 (6)		(6)	10/02/2023	Class B Common Stock	14,645	$ 0	270,894 (7)	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Berckemeyer Ricardo M. 650 S. EXETER STREET, 12TH FLOOR BALTIMORE, MD 21202			President & COO

Signatures

/s/ Sean P. Mulcahy, Attorney-in-Fact		04/03/2018
**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)	On June 14, 2017, the reporting person was granted 62,500 Performance Share Units issueable as shares of Laureate Class A Common Stock of Laureate Education, Inc. (the "Company") ("Class A PSUs"), vesting in three equal tranches dependent upon the Company achieving the applicable performance goal as set forth in the applicable Performance Share Units Notice. 20,834 Class A PSUs vested on March 30, 2018. 9,655 shares were withheld from the vesting in satisfaction of the reporting person's tax withholding liability.
(2)	Each Performance Share Unit ("Class B PSU") represents the right to receive one share of Class B Common Stock ("Class B Common Stock") of the Company.
(3)	As previously reported in footnote 5 on the Form 3 filed by the reporting person with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 30, 2017, 11,581 Class B PSUs vested on March 30, 2018 (the "Vesting Date") upon the achievement by the Company of the applicable Equity Value Target with respect to fiscal year 2017.
(4)	Each share of Class B Common Stock of 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.
(5)	On the trading day immediately prior to the Vesting Date, the closing price of one share of the Company's Class A Common Stock traded on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange was $13.75. On March 30, 2018, 5,367 shares of the Company's Class B Common Stock otherwise issueable upon the vesting of the Class B PSUs were forfeited to pay the applicable withholding taxes due in connection with the Class B PSUs' vesting.
(6)	As reported at footnote 4 of the reporting person's Form 3, these options vested on March 30, 2018 following determination by the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors of the Company's achievement of the applicable Equity Value Target.
(7)	Represents the aggregate number of vested options awarded pursuant to the reporting person's Stock Option Agreement dated October 2, 2013 (including time-based and performance-based options). This figure consolidates the option reported at footnotes 3 and 4 of the reporting person's Form 3.

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