UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

February 6, 2017 (January 31, 2017)

Laureate Education, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

650 South Exeter Street

Baltimore, MD 21202

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(410) 843-6100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o                    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o                    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o                    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o                    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On February 6, 2017, Laureate Education, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original Form 8-K”) disclosing the reconstitution of certain committees of the board of directors (the “Board”) of the Company, effective as of the closing of the Company’s initial public offering, which occurred on February 6, 2017.  The Original Form 8-K is amended to correct the composition of the Audit Committee of the Board.  Effective as of February 6, 2017, the Audit Committee of the Board is composed of George Muñoz, Ian Snow and Steven M. Taslitz.

No other changes were made to the Original Form 8-K.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: February 8, 2017

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