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> Annual Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K □ Transition Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the transition period from to Commission File Number : 001-38002 Large accelerated filer X Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 650 S. Exeter Street , Baltimore , Maryland ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of each class Class A common stock , par value $ 0.004 per share LAUREATE EDUCATION INC Laureate Education , Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Accelerated filer Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 410 ) 843-6100 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 : Trading Symbol ( s ) LAUR 52-1492296 Class Class A common stock , par value $ 0.004 per share Class B common stock , par value $ 0.004 per share ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No X Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No 21202 ( Zip Code ) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Non - accelerated filer Name of each exchange on which registered The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC Nasdaq Global Select Market Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C.7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No As of June 30 , 2020 , ( the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter ) , the aggregate market value of the Class A common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant was $ 1.119 billion ( based on the closing price of the registrant's Class A common stock on that date as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market ) . Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock , as of the latest practicable date . Outstanding at February 12 , 2021 108,169,831 shares 90,790,449 shares Documents Incorporated by Reference The registrant incorporates by reference its definitive proxy statement with respect to its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders , to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days following the end of its fiscal year , into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K .