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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 * BECKER DOUGLAS L   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. [LAUR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chariman and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 1001 FLEET STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/22/2006 (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 Common Stock 03/22/2006   (5) G(4)   1,843 D $ 54.7 164,910 I Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts Restricted Stock               166,000 (3) D   Common Stock               242,457 D

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

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

options

$ 24.33

(1)

04/01/2008

common stock

630,000

630,000

D

options

$ 28.67

(1)

02/23/2008

common stock

52,328

52,328

D

options

$ 31.25

(1)

05/22/2008

common stock

100,000

100,000

D

options

$ 3.59

(1)

12/01/2009

common stock

605,683

605,683

D

options

$ 19.43

(1)

12/14/2011

common stock

100,000

1,388,011 (2)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BECKER DOUGLAS L 1001 FLEET STREET BALTIMORE, MD 21202	X		Chariman and CEO

Signatures

Douglas L. Becker		03/24/2006
**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)	All options are currently exercisable.
(2)	Represents grand total of all stock options owned.
(3)	All 164,910 restricted stock units are currently restricted, 110,666.667 are vested and non-forefeitable, units vest in accordance with performance metrics, however all units vest December 31, 2009.
(4)	Gift of 1,843 shares from Grantor Retained Annuity Trust #11 to The Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore.
(5)	Transaction deemed executed on date of actual transfer.

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