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 *   Berckemeyer Ricardo M. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/31/2017 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. [LAUR] (Last) (First) (Middle) 650 SOUTH 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) Chief Executive Officer, LatAm 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	42,072	$ 0 (1)	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (2)	10/02/2017	Class B Common Stock (1)	402,500	$ 18.36	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (3)	10/02/2023	Class B Common Stock (1)	183,036	$ 23.2	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (4)	10/02/2023	Class B Common Stock (1)	73,213	$ 23.2	D	Â
Performance Share Units	  (5)	  (5)	Class B Common Stock (1)	23,160	$ (5)	D	Â
Performance Share Units	  (6)	  (6)	Class B Common Stock (1)	8,642	$ (6)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	06/17/2018	  (7)	Class B Common Stock (1)	21,607	$ (7)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Berckemeyer Ricardo M. 650 SOUTH EXETER STREET 12TH FLOOR BALTIMORE, MD 21202	Â	Â	  Chief Executive Officer, LatAm	Â

Signatures

/s/ Sean P. Mulcahy, Attorney-in-Fact		01/31/2017
**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 ("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)	All of these options are exercisable immediately.
(3)	146,429 of these options are exercisable immediately. Subject to the reporting person's continued employment, 20% will become exercisable on December 31, 2017.
(4)	43,928 of these options are exercisable immediately. Subject to the reporting person's continued employment, (A) 20% will become exercisable if the Company achieves the applicable equity value target determined pursuant to the Company's 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Equity Value Target" and the "2013 Plan", respectively) with respect to fiscal year 2016; and (B) 20% will become exercisable if the Company achieves the applicable Equity Value Target with respect to fiscal year 2017.
(5)	Each Performance Share Unit ("PSU") 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, (A) one-half (1/2) will vest if the Company achieves the applicable Equity Value Target with respect to fiscal year 2016, and (B) one-half (1/2) will vest if the Company achieves the applicable Equity Value Target with respect to fiscal year 2017.
(6)	Each PSU 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, (A) 50% will vest if the Company achieves the applicable Equity Value Target with respect to fiscal year 2016 based on the Company's audited financials for 2016 and 2017, and (B) 50% will vest if the Company achieves the applicable Equity Value Target with respect to fiscal year 2017.
(7)	Subject to the reporting person's continued employment, on June 17, 2018 all of these Restricted Stock Units will vest and the reporting person will be issued a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock.

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