10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒ Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023

OR

☐ 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

Laureate Education, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware			52-1492296
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)			(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
PMB 1158, 1000 Brickell Avenue, Suite 715,	Miami,	Florida	33131
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (786) 209-3368

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.004 per share	LAUR	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
		Nasdaq Global Select Market

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 x No o

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 x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a 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.

Large accelerated filer x              Accelerated filer ☐              Non-accelerated filer ☐

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. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class	Outstanding at March 31, 2023
Common stock, par value $0.004 per share	157,173,557 shares

INDEX
PART I. - FINANCIAL INFORMATION		Page No.
Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)
	Consolidated Statements of Operations - Three months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022	2
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - Three months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022	3
	Consolidated Balance Sheets - March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022	4
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Three months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022	6
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	7
Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	17
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	31
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	31
PART II. - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	32
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	32
Item 6.	Exhibits	32
SIGNATURES		33

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)

LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Operations

IN THOUSANDS, except per share amounts

For the three months ended March 31,	2023		2022
	(Unaudited)		(Unaudited)
Revenues	$	251,255	$	209,563
Costs and expenses:
Direct costs	225,312		182,880
General and administrative expenses	10,314		17,505
Loss on impairment of assets	—		144
Operating income	15,629		9,034
Interest income	2,158		1,968
Interest expense	(5,952)		(3,731)
Other income (expense), net	261		(1,226)
Foreign currency exchange loss, net	(28,952)		(3,601)
Gain on disposal of subsidiaries, net	306		—
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in net (loss) income of affiliates	(16,550)		2,444
Income tax expense	(10,195)		(47,967)
Equity in net (loss) income of affiliates, net of tax	(3)		108
Loss from continuing operations	(26,748)		(45,415)
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax of $0 for both periods	(14)		735
Net loss	(26,762)		(44,680)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	155		469
Net loss attributable to Laureate Education, Inc.	$	(26,607)	$	(44,211)

Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Loss from continuing operations	$	(0.17)	$	(0.25)
Income from discontinued operations	—		—
Basic and diluted loss per share	$	(0.17)	$	(0.25)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

IN THOUSANDS

For the three months ended March 31,	2023		2022
	(Unaudited)		(Unaudited)
Net loss	$	(26,762)	$	(44,680)
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $0 for both periods	72,797		49,575
Minimum pension liability adjustment, net of tax of $0 for both periods	—		14
Total other comprehensive income	72,797		49,589
Comprehensive income	46,035		4,909
Net comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	149		467
Comprehensive income attributable to Laureate Education, Inc.	$	46,184	$	5,376

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets

IN THOUSANDS, except per share amounts

	March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Assets	(Unaudited)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	130,636	$	85,167
Restricted cash	8,644		8,617
Receivables:
Accounts and notes receivable	120,261		133,105
Other receivables	16,743		9,486
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(62,120)		(61,882)
Receivables, net	74,884		80,709
Income tax receivable	34,868		32,261
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	30,356		19,445
Total current assets	279,388		226,199
Property and equipment:
Land	130,884		127,154
Buildings	361,540		348,931
Furniture, equipment and software	522,424		494,004
Leasehold improvements	125,155		117,820
Construction in-progress	13,805		11,871
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(615,057)		(576,373)
Property and equipment, net	538,751		523,407
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	397,310		389,565
Goodwill	618,471		583,493
Tradenames, net	159,454		151,645
Deferred costs, net	4,684		5,310
Deferred income taxes	55,622		51,941
Other assets	41,794		40,677
Total assets	$	2,095,474	$	1,972,237

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets (continued)

IN THOUSANDS, except per share amounts

	March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Liabilities and stockholders' equity	(Unaudited)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	32,848	$	42,842
Accrued expenses	58,366		50,563
Accrued compensation and benefits	73,058		85,215
Deferred revenue and student deposits	114,832		51,264
Current portion of operating leases	43,946		38,994
Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases	49,545		56,184
Income taxes payable	13,436		38,738
Other current liabilities	21,745		17,587
Total current liabilities	407,776		381,387
Long-term operating leases, less current portion	383,953		376,898
Long-term debt and finance leases, less current portion	214,979		175,929
Deferred compensation	10,524		10,379
Income taxes payable	128,517		131,301
Deferred income taxes	94,869		89,765
Other long-term liabilities	32,526		30,823
Total liabilities	1,273,144		1,196,482
Redeemable equity	1,398		1,398
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share – 50,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022	—		—
Common stock, par value $0.004 per share – 700,000 shares authorized, 230,948 shares issued and 157,174 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and 230,779 shares issued and 157,013 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2022	924		923
Additional paid-in capital	2,205,434		2,204,755
Retained earnings	12,637		39,244
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(369,633)		(442,424)
Treasury stock at cost (73,766 shares held at both March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022)	(1,026,272)		(1,026,272)
Total Laureate Education, Inc. stockholders' equity	823,090		776,226
Noncontrolling interests	(2,158)		(1,869)
Total stockholders' equity	820,932		774,357
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	2,095,474	$	1,972,237

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

IN THOUSANDS

For the three months ended March 31,	2023		2022
Cash flows from operating activities	(Unaudited)		(Unaudited)
Net loss	$	(26,762)	$	(44,680)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	16,721		14,365
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets	7,189		7,763
Loss on impairment of assets	—		144
Loss (gain) on sales and disposal of subsidiaries and property and equipment, net	1,524		(713)
Non-cash interest expense	245		234
Non-cash share-based compensation expense	1,124		2,762
Bad debt expense	2,788		(2,535)
Deferred income taxes	(607)		4,413
Unrealized foreign currency exchange loss (gain)	28,949		(753)
Non-cash loss from non-income tax contingencies	61		69
Other, net	3,724		1,563
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables	4,224		18,922
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(12,152)		(2,996)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(26,159)		(15,695)
Income tax receivable/payable, net	(32,663)		26,960
Deferred revenue and other liabilities	58,263		44,054
Net cash provided by operating activities	26,469		53,877
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of property and equipment	(5,833)		(1,211)
Expenditures for deferred costs	—		(44)
Receipts from sales of discontinued operations and property and equipment	254		9,193
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(5,579)		7,938
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of original issue discount	38,000		49,691
Payments on long-term debt	(15,227)		(58,890)
Payment of dividend equivalent rights for vested share-based awards	(2,318)		(3,490)
Payments to purchase noncontrolling interests	(123)		—
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	1,423		11,496
Withholding of shares to satisfy tax withholding for vested stock awards and exercised stock options	(611)		(774)
Payments to repurchase common stock	—		(102,171)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	21,144		(104,138)
Effects of exchange rate changes on Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash	3,462		11,190
Net change in Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash	45,496		(31,133)
Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash at beginning of period	93,784		345,575
Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash at end of period	$	139,280	$	314,442

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Laureate Education, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Dollars and shares in thousands)

Note 1. Description of Business

Laureate Education, Inc. and subsidiaries (hereinafter Laureate, we, us, our, or the Company) provide higher education programs and services to students through licensed universities and higher education institutions (institutions). Laureate's programs are provided through institutions that are campus-based and through electronically distributed educational programs (online). We are domiciled in Delaware as a public benefit corporation, a demonstration of our long-term commitment to our mission to benefit our students and society. The Company completed its initial public offering (IPO) on February 6, 2017, and its shares are listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “LAUR.”

The accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In our opinion, these financial statements include all adjustments considered necessary to present a fair statement of our consolidated results of operations, financial position and cash flows. Operating results for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. These unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with Laureate's audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 (the 2022 Form 10-K).

Note 2. Revenue

Revenue Recognition

Laureate's revenues primarily consist of tuition and educational service revenues. We also generate other revenues from student fees and other education-related activities. These other revenues are less material to our overall financial results and have a tendency to trend with tuition revenues. Revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to our customers in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. These revenues are recognized net of scholarships and other discounts, refunds and waivers. Laureate's institutions have various billing and academic cycles.

We determine revenue recognition through the five-step model prescribed by ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as follows:

•Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer;

•Identification of the performance obligations in the contract;

•Determination of the transaction price;

•Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and

•Recognition of revenue when, or as, we satisfy a performance obligation.

We assess collectibility on a portfolio basis prior to recording revenue. Generally, students cannot re-enroll for the next academic session without satisfactory resolution of any past-due amounts. If a student withdraws from an institution, Laureate's obligation to issue a refund depends on the refund policy at that institution and the timing of the student's withdrawal. Generally, our refund obligations are reduced over the course of the academic term. We record refunds as a reduction of deferred revenue as applicable.

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The following table shows the components of Revenues by reportable segment and as a percentage of total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:

	Mexico		Peru		Corporate(1)		Total
2023
Tuition and educational services	$	223,008	$	63,027	$	—	$	286,035	114	%
Other	34,694		11,073		59		45,826		18	%
Gross revenue	257,702		74,100		59		331,861		132	%
Less: Discounts / waivers / scholarships	(75,739)		(4,867)		—		(80,606)		(32)	%
Total	$	181,963	$	69,233	$	59	$	251,255	100	%
2022
Tuition and educational services	$	174,074	$	56,519	$	—	$	230,593	110	%
Other	28,616		13,387		1,610		43,613		21	%
Gross revenue	202,690		69,906		1,610		274,206		131	%
Less: Discounts / waivers / scholarships	(60,141)		(4,502)		—		(64,643)		(31)	%
Total	$	142,549	$	65,404	$	1,610	$	209,563	100	%

(1) Includes the elimination of inter-segment revenues.

Contract Balances

The timing of billings, cash collections and revenue recognition results in accounts receivable (contract assets) and Deferred revenue and student deposits (contract liabilities) on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. We have various billing and academic cycles and recognize student receivables when an academic session begins, although students generally enroll in courses prior to the start of the academic session. Receivables are recognized only to the extent that it is probable that we will collect substantially all of the consideration to which we are entitled in exchange for the goods and services that will be transferred to the student. We receive advance payments or deposits from our students before revenue is recognized, which are recorded as contract liabilities in deferred revenue and student deposits. Payment terms vary by university with some universities requiring payment in advance of the academic session and other universities allowing students to pay in installments over the term of the academic session.

All of our contract assets are considered accounts receivable and are included within the Accounts and notes receivable balance in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. Total accounts receivable from our contracts with students were $120,261 and $133,105 as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The decrease in the contract assets balance at March 31, 2023 compared to December 31, 2022 was primarily driven by collections, in particular the repayment of outstanding amounts by students re-enrolling for the next academic session. The first and third calendar quarters generally coincide with the primary and secondary intakes for our larger institutions. All contract asset amounts are classified as current.

Contract liabilities in the amount of $114,832 and $51,264 were included within the Deferred revenue and student deposits balance in the current liabilities section of the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The increase in the contract liability balance during the period ended March 31, 2023 was the result of semester billings and cash payments received in advance of satisfying performance obligations, partially offset by revenue recognized during that period. Revenue recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2023 that was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the year was approximately $36,400.

Note 3. Business and Geographic Segment Information

Laureate’s educational services are offered through two reportable segments: Mexico and Peru. Laureate determines its segments based on information utilized by the chief operating decision maker to allocate resources and assess performance.

Our segments generate revenues by providing an education that emphasizes profession-oriented fields of study with undergraduate and graduate degrees in a wide range of disciplines. Our educational offerings utilize campus-based, online and hybrid (a combination of online and in-classroom) courses and programs to deliver their curriculum. The Mexico and Peru markets are characterized by what we believe is a significant imbalance between supply and demand. The demand for higher education is large and growing and is fueled by several demographic and economic factors, including a growing middle class, global growth in services and technology-related industries and recognition of the significant personal and economic benefits

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gained by graduates of higher education institutions. The target demographics are primarily 18- to 24-year-olds in both countries in which we compete. We compete with other private higher education institutions on the basis of price, educational quality, reputation and location. We believe that we compare favorably with competitors because of our focus on quality, professional-oriented curriculum and the competitive advantages provided by our network. There are a number of private and public institutions in both countries in which we operate, and it is difficult to predict how the markets will evolve and how many competitors there will be in the future. We expect competition to increase as the Mexican and Peruvian markets mature. Essentially all of our revenues were generated from private pay sources as there are no material government-sponsored loan programs in Mexico or Peru. Specifics related to both of our reportable segments are discussed below.

In Mexico, the private sector plays a meaningful role in higher education, bridging supply and demand imbalances created by a lack of capacity at public universities. Laureate owns two nationally licensed institutions and is present throughout the country with a footprint of over 35 campuses. Students in our Mexican institutions typically finance their own education.

In Peru, private universities are increasingly providing the capacity to meet growing demand in the higher-education market. Laureate owns three institutions in Peru.

Inter-segment transactions are accounted for in a similar manner as third-party transactions and are eliminated in consolidation. The Corporate amounts presented in the following tables include corporate charges that were not allocated to our reportable segments and adjustments to eliminate inter-segment items.

We evaluate segment performance based on Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP performance measure defined as Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliates, adding back the following items: Gain on disposal of subsidiaries, net, Foreign currency exchange loss, net, Other income (expense), net, Interest expense, Interest income, Depreciation and amortization expense, Loss on impairment of assets, Share-based compensation expense and expenses related to our Excellence-in-Process (EiP) initiative. Our EiP initiative was completed as of December 31, 2021, except for certain EiP expenses related to the completion of programs that began in prior periods. EiP was an enterprise-wide initiative to optimize and standardize Laureate’s processes, creating vertical integration of procurement, information technology, finance, accounting and human resources. It included the establishment of regional shared services organizations (SSOs), as well as improvements to the Company's system of internal controls over financial reporting. The EiP initiative also included other back- and mid-office areas, as well as certain student-facing activities, expenses associated with streamlining the organizational structure, an enterprise-wide program aimed at revenue growth, and certain non-recurring costs that were incurred in connection with previous dispositions.

Adjusted EBITDA is a key measure used by our management and Board of Directors to understand and evaluate our core operating performance and trends, to prepare and approve our annual budget and to develop short- and long-term operational plans. In particular, the exclusion of certain expenses in calculating Adjusted EBITDA can provide a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of our core business. Additionally, Adjusted EBITDA is a key financial measure used by the compensation committee of our Board of Directors and our Chief Executive Officer in connection with the payment of incentive compensation to our executive officers and other members of our management team. Accordingly, we believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as our management and Board of Directors. We use total assets as the measure of assets for reportable segments.

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The following tables provide financial information for our reportable segments, including a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to (Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliates, as reported in the Consolidated Statements of Operations:

For the three months ended March 31,	2023		2022
Revenues
Mexico	$	181,963	$	142,549
Peru	69,233		65,404
Corporate	59		1,610
Total Revenues	$	251,255	$	209,563
Adjusted EBITDA of reportable segments
Mexico	$	48,946	$	36,951
Peru	(6,455)		3,829
Total Adjusted EBITDA of reportable segments	42,491		40,780
Reconciling items:
Corporate	(9,017)		(13,625)
Depreciation and amortization expense	(16,721)		(14,365)
Loss on impairment of assets	—		(144)
Share-based compensation expense	(1,124)		(2,762)
EiP expenses	—		(850)
Operating income	15,629		9,034
Interest income	2,158		1,968
Interest expense	(5,952)		(3,731)
Other income (expense), net	261		(1,226)
Foreign currency loss, net	(28,952)		(3,601)
Gain on disposal of subsidiaries, net	306		—
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliates	$	(16,550)	$	2,444

	March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Assets
Mexico	$	1,324,038	$	1,220,630
Peru	545,468		536,141
Corporate	225,968		215,466
Total assets	$	2,095,474	$	1,972,237

Note 4. Goodwill

The change in the net carrying amount of Goodwill from December 31, 2022 through March 31, 2023 was composed of the following items:

	Mexico		Peru		Total
Balance at December 31, 2022	$	512,990	$	70,503	$	583,493
Currency translation adjustments	34,015		963		34,978
Balance at March 31, 2023	$	547,005	$	71,466	$	618,471

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Note 5. Debt

Outstanding long-term debt was as follows:

	March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Senior long-term debt:
Senior Secured Credit Facility (stated maturity date October 2024)	$	138,000	$	100,000
Other debt:
Lines of credit	8,650		13,778
Notes payable and other debt	66,758		72,209
Total senior and other debt	213,408		185,987
Finance lease obligations and sale-leaseback financings	52,798		48,186
Total long-term debt and finance leases	266,206		234,173
Less: total unamortized deferred financing costs	1,682		2,060
Less: current portion of long-term debt and finance leases	49,545		56,184
Long-term debt and finance leases, less current portion	$	214,979	$	175,929

Senior Secured Credit Facility

Under our Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the Third A&R Credit Agreement), the Company maintains a revolving credit facility (the Senior Secured Credit Facility) that has a borrowing capacity of $410,000 and a maturity date of October 7, 2024. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Senior Secured Credit Facility had a total outstanding balance of $138,000 and $100,000, respectively.

Estimated Fair Value of Debt

As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the estimated fair value of our debt approximated its carrying value.

Certain Covenants

As of March 31, 2023, our Third A&R Credit Agreement contained certain negative covenants including, among others: (1) limitations on additional indebtedness; (2) limitations on dividends; (3) limitations on asset sales, including the sale of ownership interests in subsidiaries and sale-leaseback transactions; and (4) limitations on liens, guarantees, loans or investments. The Third A&R Credit Agreement provides, solely with respect to the revolving credit facility, that the Company shall not permit its Consolidated Senior Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA ratio, as defined in the Third A&R Credit Agreement, to exceed 3.50x as of the last day of each quarter commencing with the quarter ending December 31, 2019 and thereafter. The agreement also provides that if (i) the Company’s Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA ratio, as defined in the Third A&R Credit Agreement, is not greater than 4.75x as of such date and (ii) less than 25% of the revolving credit facility is utilized as of that date, then such financial covenant shall not apply. As of March 31, 2023, more than 25% of the revolving credit facility was utilized and we were in compliance with the leverage ratio covenant. In addition, indebtedness at some of our locations contain financial maintenance covenants. We were in compliance with these covenants as of March 31, 2023.

Note 6. Leases

Laureate conducts a significant portion of its operations at leased facilities, including many of Laureate's higher education facilities and other office locations. In accordance with ASC Topic 842, “Leases,” Laureate analyzes each lease agreement to determine whether it should be classified as a finance lease or an operating lease.

Finance Leases

Our finance lease agreements are for property and equipment. The lease assets are included within buildings as well as furniture, equipment and software, and the related lease liability is included within debt and finance leases on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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Operating Leases

Our operating lease agreements are primarily for real estate space and are included within operating lease right-of-use (ROU) assets and operating lease liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The terms of our operating leases vary and generally contain renewal options. Certain of these operating leases provide for increasing rent over the term of the lease. Laureate also leases certain equipment under noncancellable operating leases, which are typically for terms of 60 months or less.

ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term, and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date of the lease based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Our variable lease payments consist of non-lease services related to the lease. Variable lease payments are excluded from the ROU assets and lease liabilities and are recognized in the period in which the obligation for those payments is incurred. As most of our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. Many of our lease agreements include options to extend the lease, which we do not include in our minimum lease terms unless they are reasonably certain to be exercised. Rental expense for lease payments related to operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. On occasion, Laureate has entered into sublease agreements for certain leased office space; however, the sublease income from these agreements is immaterial.

Note 7. Commitments and Contingencies

Loss Contingencies

Laureate is subject to legal actions arising in the ordinary course of its business. In management's opinion, we have adequate legal defenses, insurance coverage and/or accrued liabilities with respect to the eventuality of such actions. We do not believe that any settlement would have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Income Tax Contingencies

As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, Laureate had recorded cumulative liabilities for income tax contingencies of $127,568 and $130,323, respectively.

Non-Income Tax Loss Contingencies

Laureate has accrued liabilities for certain civil actions against our institutions, a portion of which existed prior to our acquisition of these entities. Laureate intends to vigorously defend against these matters. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, approximately $12,500 and $11,400, respectively, of loss contingencies were included in Other long-term liabilities and Other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

We have also identified certain loss contingencies that we have assessed as being reasonably possible of loss, but not probable of loss, and could have an adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations if the outcomes are unfavorable. In the aggregate, we estimate that the reasonably possible loss for these unrecorded contingencies could be up to approximately $16,600 if the outcomes were unfavorable.

Guarantees

In connection with a loan agreement entered into by a Laureate subsidiary in Peru, all of the shares of Universidad Privada del Norte, one of our universities, were pledged to the third-party lender as a guarantee of the payment obligations under the loan.

During the first quarter of 2021, one of our Peruvian institutions issued a bank guarantee in order to appeal a preliminary tax assessment received related to tax audits of 2014 and 2015. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the amount of the guarantee was $7,172 and $7,076, respectively.

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Note 8. Stockholders’ Equity

The components of net changes in stockholders’ equity for the three months ended March 31, 2023 are as follows:

	Laureate Education, Inc. Stockholders
	Common stock			Additional paid-in capital		Retained earnings		Accumulated other comprehensive loss		Treasury stock at cost		Non-controlling interests		Total stockholders’ equity
	Shares	Amount
Balance at December 31, 2022	157,013	$	923	$	2,204,755	$	39,244	$	(442,424)	$	(1,026,272)	$	(1,869)	$	774,357
Non-cash share-based compensation	—	—		1,124		—		—		—		—		1,124
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units, net of shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding	161	1		(448)		—		—		—		—		(447)
Equitable adjustments to stock-based awards	—	—		(13)		—		—		—		—		(13)
Change in noncontrolling interests	—	—		16		—		—		—		(140)		(124)
Net loss	—	—		—		(26,607)		—		—		(155)		(26,762)
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $0	—	—		—		—		72,791		—		6		72,797
Balance at March 31, 2023	157,174	$	924	$	2,205,434	$	12,637	$	(369,633)	$	(1,026,272)	$	(2,158)	$	820,932

The components of net changes in stockholders’ equity for the three months ended March 31, 2022 are as follows:

	Laureate Education, Inc. Stockholders
	Common stock			Additional paid-in capital		Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)		Accumulated other comprehensive loss		Treasury stock at cost		Non-controlling interests		Total stockholders’ equity
	Shares	Amount
Balance at December 31, 2021	180,611	$	915	$	2,388,783	$	15,523	$	(520,204)	$	(744,174)	$	(1,285)	$	1,139,558
Non-cash share-based compensation	—	—		2,762		—		—		—		—		2,762
Purchase of treasury stock at cost	(9,485)	—		—		—		—		(112,874)		—		(112,874)
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units, net of shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding	1,379	6		10,716		—		—		—		—		10,722
Equitable adjustments to stock-based awards	—	—		(189)		—		—		—		—		(189)
Net loss	—	—		—		(44,211)		—		—		(469)		(44,680)
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $0	—	—		—		—		49,573		—		2		49,575
Minimum pension liability adjustment, net of tax of $0	—	—		—		—		14		—		—		14
Balance at March 31, 2022	172,505	$	921	$	2,402,072	$	(28,688)	$	(470,617)	$	(857,048)	$	(1,752)	$	1,044,888

Share-based Compensation Expense

During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded share-based compensation expense for restricted stock unit awards of $1,124 and $2,762, respectively.

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) in our Consolidated Balance Sheets includes the accumulated translation adjustments arising from translation of foreign subsidiaries’ financial statements, the unrealized gain on a derivative designated as an effective net investment hedge, and the accumulated net gains or losses that are not recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost for our minimum pension liability. The AOCI related to the net investment hedge will be deferred from earnings until the sale or liquidation of the hedged investee. The components of these balances were as follows:

	March 31, 2023						December 31, 2022
	Laureate Education, Inc.		Noncontrolling Interests		Total		Laureate Education, Inc.		Noncontrolling Interests		Total
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(379,461)	$	965	$	(378,496)	$	(452,252)	$	959	$	(451,293)
Unrealized gain on derivatives	10,416		—		10,416		10,416		—		10,416
Minimum pension liability adjustment	(588)		—		(588)		(588)		—		(588)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(369,633)	$	965	$	(368,668)	$	(442,424)	$	959	$	(441,465)

Note 9. Income Taxes

Laureate's income tax provisions for all periods consist of federal, state and foreign income taxes. The tax provisions for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 are based on estimated full-year effective tax rates, adjusted for discrete income tax items related specifically to the interim periods. Laureate has operations in multiple countries at various statutory tax rates and other operations that are loss-making entities for which it is not more likely than not that a tax benefit will be realized on the loss.

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company recognized income tax expense of $10,195, as compared to $47,967 in the prior year period.

Income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was attributable to pretax income, the jurisdictional mix of earnings, and pretax losses for which the Company cannot recognize a tax benefit. In addition, the Company benefited from changes in reserves for uncertain tax positions.

Income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was primarily driven by discrete tax expense of approximately $32,500 that was recorded for income tax reserves related to the application of the high-tax exception to global intangible low-taxed income. In addition, income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was attributable to pretax income, the jurisdictional mix of earnings and pretax losses for which the Company cannot recognize a tax benefit, and the tax effect of stock options that expired unexercised.

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Note 10. Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Laureate computes basic earnings per share (EPS) by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the reporting period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that would occur if share-based compensation awards were exercised or converted into common stock. To calculate the diluted EPS, the basic weighted average number of shares is increased by the dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock units, and any other share-based compensation arrangements determined using the treasury stock method.

The following table summarizes the computations of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:

For the three months ended March 31,	2023		2022
Numerator used in basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share for continuing operations:
Loss from continuing operations	$	(26,748)	$	(45,415)
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	155		469
Net loss from continuing operations for basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share	$	(26,593)	$	(44,946)
Numerator used in basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share for discontinued operations:
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations for basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share	$	(14)	$	735
Denominator used in basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share:
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding	157,197		177,995
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Loss from continuing operations	$	(0.17)	$	(0.25)
Income from discontinued operations	—		—
Basic and diluted loss per share	$	(0.17)	$	(0.25)

The following table summarizes the number of stock options and restricted stock units that were excluded from the diluted EPS calculations because the effect would have been antidilutive:

For the three months ended March 31,	2023	2022
Stock options	551	1,644
Restricted stock units	692	698

Note 11. Legal and Regulatory Matters

Laureate is subject to legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. In management’s opinion, we have adequate legal defenses, insurance coverage, and/or accrued liabilities with respect to the eventuality of these actions. Management believes that any settlement would not have a material impact on Laureate’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

Our institutions are subject to uncertain and varying laws and regulations, and any changes to these laws or regulations or their application to us may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Except as set forth below, there have been no material changes to the laws and regulations affecting our higher education institutions that are described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Peru Regulation

Superintendencia Nacional de Educación Superior Universitaria (“SUNEDU”), the regulatory agency that supervises university standards and quality in Peru, is currently reviewing all regulations applicable to universities, with new regulations expected to be announced during 2023. This follows the appointment of new members to the board of SUNEDU in the first quarter of 2023 in connection with the implementation of the July 2022 law that modified SUNEDU’s board representation and authority.

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On March 30, 2023, Cibertec, the Company’s technical-vocational institute, was granted a higher education colleges license for a six-year period. This license will now allow Cibertec to offer four-year programs for professional bachelor degrees.

Note 12. Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Reconciliation of Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the Consolidated Balance Sheets, as well as the March 31, 2022 balance. The March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022 balances sum to the amounts shown in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:

	March 31, 2023		March 31, 2022		December 31, 2022
Cash and cash equivalents	$	130,636	$	293,835	$	85,167
Restricted cash	8,644		20,607		8,617
Total Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash shown in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	$	139,280	$	314,442	$	93,784

Restricted cash represents cash that is not immediately available for use in current operations.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this Form 10-Q) contains “forward‑looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws, which involve risks and uncertainties. You can identify forward‑looking statements because they contain words such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates” or “anticipates” or similar expressions that concern our strategy, plans or intentions. All statements we make relating to estimated and projected earnings, costs, expenditures, cash flows, growth rates and financial results, and all statements we make relating to our current growth strategy and other future plans, strategies or transactions that may be identified, explored or implemented and any litigation or dispute resulting from any completed transaction are forward-looking statements. In addition, we, through our senior management, from time to time make forward‑looking public statements concerning our expected future operations and performance and other developments. All of these forward‑looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may change at any time, including with respect to our current growth strategy and the impact of any completed divestiture or separation transaction on our remaining businesses. Accordingly, our actual results may differ materially from those we expected. We derive most of our forward‑looking statements from our operating budgets and forecasts, which are based upon many detailed assumptions. While we believe that our assumptions are reasonable, we caution that it is very difficult to predict the impact of known factors, and, of course, it is impossible for us to anticipate all factors that could affect our actual results. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations, including, without limitation, in conjunction with the forward-looking statements and risk factor included in this Form 10-Q, are disclosed in “Item 1—Business,” and “Item 1A—Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 (the 2022 Form 10-K). Some of the factors that we believe could affect our results include:

•the risks associated with operating our portfolio of degree-granting higher education institutions in Mexico and Peru, including complex business, political, legal, regulatory, tax and economic risks;

•our ability to maintain and, subsequently, increase tuition rates and student enrollments in our institutions;

•our ability to effectively manage the growth of our business and increase our operating leverage;

•the risks associated with maintaining the value of our brands and our reputation;

•the effect of existing international and U.S. laws and regulations governing our business or changes to those laws and regulations or in their application to our business;

•changes in the political, economic and business climate in the markets in which we operate;

•risks of downturns in general economic conditions and in the educational services and education technology industries that could, among other things, impair our goodwill and intangible assets;

•possible increased competition from other educational service providers;

•market acceptance of new service offerings by us or our competitors and our ability to predict and respond to changes in the markets for our educational services;

•the effect of greater than anticipated tax liabilities;

•the effect on our business and results of operations from fluctuations in the value of foreign currencies;

•the fluctuations in revenues due to seasonality;

•the risks associated with disruptions to our computer networks and other cybersecurity incidents, including misappropriation of personal or proprietary information;

•the risks and uncertainties associated with an epidemic, pandemic or other public health emergency, such as the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, including, but not limited to, effects on student enrollment, tuition pricing, and collections in future periods;

•the risks associated with protests, strikes or natural or other disasters;

•our ability to attract and retain key personnel;

•our ability to maintain proper and effective internal controls necessary to produce accurate financial statements on a timely basis;

•the risks associated with indebtedness and disruptions to credit and equity markets;

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•our focus on a specific public benefit purpose and producing a positive effect for society may negatively influence our financial performance; and

•the future trading prices of our common stock and the impact of any securities analysts’ reports on these prices.

We caution you that the foregoing list of important factors may not contain all of the material factors that are important to you. In addition, in light of these risks and uncertainties, the matters referred to in the forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-Q may not in fact occur. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.

Introduction

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (the MD&A) is provided to assist readers of the financial statements in understanding the results of operations, financial condition and cash flows of Laureate Education, Inc. This MD&A should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q. The consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q are presented in U.S. dollars (USD) rounded to the nearest thousand, with the amounts in MD&A rounded to the nearest tenth of a million. Therefore, discrepancies in the tables between totals and the sums of the amounts listed may occur due to such rounding. Our MD&A is presented in the following sections:

•Overview;

•Results of Operations;

•Liquidity and Capital Resources;

•Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates; and

•Recently Adopted Accounting Standards.

Overview

Our Business

We operate a portfolio of degree-granting higher education institutions in Mexico and Peru. Collectively, we have approximately 437,900 students enrolled at five institutions in these two countries. We believe that the higher education markets in Mexico and Peru present an attractive long-term opportunity, primarily because of the large and growing imbalance between the supply and demand for affordable, quality higher education in those markets. We believe that the combination of the projected growth in the middle class, limited government resources dedicated to higher education, and a clear value proposition demonstrated by the higher earnings potential afforded by higher education, creates substantial opportunities for high-quality private institutions to meet this growing and unmet demand. By offering high-quality, outcome-focused education, we believe that we enable students to prosper and thrive in the dynamic and evolving knowledge economy. We have two reportable segments as described below. We group our institutions by geography in Mexico and Peru for reporting purposes.

Our Segments

Our segments generate revenues by providing an education that emphasizes profession-oriented fields of study with undergraduate and graduate degrees in a wide range of disciplines. Our educational offerings utilize campus-based, online and hybrid (a combination of online and in-classroom) courses and programs to deliver their curriculum. The Mexico and Peru markets are characterized by what we believe is a significant imbalance between supply and demand. The demand for higher education is large and growing and is fueled by several demographic and economic factors, including a growing middle class, global growth in services and technology-related industries and recognition of the significant personal and economic benefits gained by graduates of higher education institutions. The target demographics are primarily 18- to 24-year-olds in both countries in which we compete. We compete with other private higher education institutions on the basis of price, educational quality, reputation and location. We believe that we compare favorably with competitors because of our focus on quality, professional-oriented curriculum and the competitive advantages provided by our network. There are a number of private and public institutions in both countries in which we operate, and it is difficult to predict how the markets will evolve and how many competitors there will be in the future. We expect competition to increase as the Mexican and Peruvian markets mature. Essentially all of our revenues were generated from private pay sources as there are no material government-sponsored loan programs in Mexico or Peru. Specifics related to both of our reportable segments are discussed below:

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•Private education providers in Mexico constitute approximately 36% of the total higher-education market. The private sector plays a meaningful role in higher education, bridging supply and demand imbalances created by a lack of capacity at public universities. Laureate owns two nationally licensed institutions and is present throughout the country with a footprint of over 35 campuses. Students in our Mexican institutions typically finance their own education.

•In Peru, private universities are increasingly providing the capacity to meet growing demand and constitute approximately 73% of the total higher-education market. Laureate owns three institutions in Peru.

Corporate is a non-operating business unit whose purpose is to support operations. Its departments are responsible for establishing operational policies and internal control standards, implementing strategic initiatives, and monitoring compliance with policies and controls throughout our operations. Our Corporate segment provides financial, human resource, information technology, insurance, legal, and tax compliance services. The Corporate segment also contains the eliminations of inter-segment revenues and expenses.

The following information for our reportable segments is presented as of March 31, 2023:

	Institutions	Enrollment	2023 YTD Revenues ($ in millions)(1)		% Contribution to 2023 YTD Revenues
Mexico	2	213,900	$	182.0	72	%
Peru	3	224,000	69.2		28	%
Total (1)	5	437,900	$	251.3	100	%

(1) Amounts related to Corporate totaled $0.1 million and are not separately presented.

Challenges

Our operations are outside of the United States and are subject to complex business, economic, legal, regulatory, political, tax and foreign currency risks, which may be difficult to adequately address. As a result, we face risks that are inherent in international operations, including: fluctuations in exchange rates, possible currency devaluations, inflation and hyper-inflation; price controls and foreign currency exchange restrictions; potential economic and political instability in both countries in which we operate; expropriation of assets by local governments; key political elections and changes in government policies; multiple and possibly overlapping and conflicting tax laws; and compliance with a wide variety of foreign laws. See “Item 1A—Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Business—We operate a portfolio of degree-granting higher education institutions in Mexico and Peru and are subject to complex business, economic, legal, political, tax and foreign currency risks, which risks may be difficult to adequately address,” in our 2022 Form 10-K. We plan to grow our operations organically by: 1) adding new programs and course offerings, including online and hybrid offerings; 2) expanding target student demographics; and 3) increasing capacity at existing and new campus locations. Our success in growing our business will depend on the ability to anticipate and effectively manage these and other risks related to operating in various countries.

Regulatory Environment and Other Matters

Our business is subject to varying laws and regulations based on the requirements of local jurisdictions. These laws and regulations are subject to updates and changes. We cannot predict the form of the rules that ultimately may be adopted in the future or what effects they might have on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. We will continue to develop and implement necessary changes that enable us to comply with such laws and regulations. See also “Item 1A—Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Business—Our institutions are subject to uncertain and varying laws and regulations, and any changes to these laws or regulations or their application to us may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations,” and “Item 1—Business—Industry Regulation” in our 2022 Form 10-K for a detailed discussion of our different regulatory environments.

Key Business Metric

Enrollment

Enrollment is our lead revenue indicator and represents our most important non-financial metric. We define “enrollment” as the number of students registered in a course on the last day of the enrollment reporting period. New enrollments provide an indication of future revenue trends. Total enrollment is a function of continuing student enrollments, new student enrollments and enrollments from acquisitions, offset by graduations, attrition and enrollment decreases due to dispositions. Attrition is

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defined as a student leaving the institution before completion of the program. To minimize attrition, we have implemented programs that involve assisting students in remedial education, mentoring, counseling and student financing.

Each of our institutions has an enrollment cycle that varies by geographic region and academic program. Each institution has a “Primary Intake” period during each academic year in which the majority of the enrollment occurs. Each institution also has a smaller “Secondary Intake” period. Our Peruvian institutions have their Primary Intake during the first calendar quarter and a Secondary Intake during the third calendar quarter. Institutions in our Mexico segment have their Primary Intake during the third calendar quarter and a Secondary Intake during the first calendar quarter. Our institutions in Peru are generally out of session in January, February and July, while institutions in Mexico are generally out of session in May through July. Revenues are recognized when classes are in session.

Principal Components of Income Statement

Revenues

The majority of our revenue is derived from tuition and educational services. The amount of tuition generated in a given period depends on the price per credit hour and the total credit hours or price per program taken by the enrolled student population. The price per credit hour varies by program, by market and by degree level. Additionally, varying levels of discounts and scholarships are offered depending on market-specific dynamics and individual achievements of our students. Revenues are recognized net of scholarships and other discounts, refunds and waivers. In addition to tuition revenues, we generate other revenues from student fees and other education-related activities. These other revenues are less material to our overall financial results and have a tendency to trend with tuition revenues. The main drivers of changes in revenues between periods are student enrollment and price. We continually monitor market conditions and carefully adjust our tuition rates to meet local demand levels. We proactively seek the best price and content combinations to remain competitive in all the markets in which we operate.

Direct Costs

Our direct costs include labor and operating costs associated with the delivery of services to our students, including the cost of wages, payroll taxes and benefits, depreciation and amortization, rent, utilities, bad debt expenses, and marketing and promotional costs to grow future enrollments. In general, a significant portion of our direct costs tend to be variable in nature and trend with enrollment, and management continues to monitor and improve the efficiency of instructional delivery.

General and Administrative Expenses

Our general and administrative expenses primarily consist of costs associated with corporate departments, including executive management, finance, legal, business development and other departments that do not provide direct operational services.

Factors Affecting Comparability

Foreign Exchange

While the USD is our reporting currency, our institutions are located in Mexico and Peru and operate in other functional currencies, namely the Mexican peso and Peruvian nuevo sol. We monitor the impact of foreign currency movements and the correlation between the local currency and the USD. Our revenues and expenses are generally denominated in local currency. The principal foreign exchange exposure is the risk related to the translation of revenues and expenses incurred in each country from the local currency into USD. See “Item 1A—Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Business—Our reported revenues and earnings may be negatively affected by the strengthening of the U.S. dollar and currency exchange rates” in our 2022 Form 10-K. In order to provide a framework for assessing how our business performed excluding the effects of foreign currency fluctuations, we present organic constant currency in our segment results, which is calculated using the change from prior-year average foreign exchange rates to current-year average foreign exchange rates, as applied to local-currency operating results for the current year, and then excludes the impact of other items, as described in the segments results.

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Seasonality

Our institutions have a summer break during which classes are generally not in session and minimal revenues are recognized. In addition to the timing of summer breaks, holidays such as Easter also have an impact on our academic calendar. Operating expenses, however, do not fully correlate to the enrollment and revenue cycles, as the institutions continue to incur expenses during summer breaks. Given the geographic diversity of our institutions and differences in timing of summer breaks, our second and fourth quarters are stronger revenue quarters as the majority of our institutions are in session for most of these respective quarters. Our first and third fiscal quarters are weaker revenue quarters because our institutions have summer breaks for some portion of one of these two quarters. However, our primary enrollment intakes occur during the first and third quarters. Due to this seasonality, revenues and profits in any one quarter are not necessarily indicative of results in subsequent quarters and may not be correlated to new enrollment in any one quarter. Additionally, seasonality may be affected due to other events that could change the academic calendar at our institutions. See “Item 1A—Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Business—We experience seasonal fluctuations in our results of operations” in our 2022 Form 10-K.

Income Tax Expense

Our consolidated income tax provision is derived based on the combined impact of federal, state and foreign income taxes. Also, discrete items can arise in the course of our operations that can further impact the Company’s effective tax rate for the period. Our tax rate fluctuates from period to period due to changes in the mix of earnings between our tax-paying entities and our loss-making entities for which it is not 'more likely than not' that a tax benefit will be realized on the loss. See “Item 1A—Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Business—We may have exposure to greater-than-anticipated tax liabilities” in our 2022 Form 10-K.

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has proposed changes to numerous long-standing tax principles. These proposals, if finalized and adopted by its member countries, will likely increase tax uncertainty, and may adversely affect our provision for income taxes. The Company will continue to monitor regulatory developments to assess potential impacts to the Company.

Results of Operations

The following discussion of the results of our operations is organized as follows:

•Summary Comparison of Consolidated Results;

•Non-GAAP Financial Measure; and

•Segment Results.

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Summary Comparison of Consolidated Results

Comparison of Consolidated Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022

					% Change
					Better/(Worse)
(in millions)	2023		2022		2023 vs. 2022
Revenues	$	251.3	$	209.6	20	%
Direct costs	225.3		182.9		(23)	%
General and administrative expenses	10.3		17.5		41	%
Loss on impairment of assets	—		0.1		100	%
Operating income	15.6		9.0		73	%
Interest expense, net of interest income	(3.8)		(1.8)		(111)	%
Other non-operating expense	(28.4)		(4.8)		nm
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliates	(16.6)		2.4		nm
Income tax expense	(10.2)		(48.0)		79	%
Equity in net income of affiliates, net of tax	—		0.1		(100)	%
Loss from continuing operations	(26.7)		(45.4)		41	%
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	—		0.7		(100)	%
Net loss	(26.8)		(44.7)		40	%
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0.2		0.5		60	%
Net loss attributable to Laureate Education, Inc.	$	(26.6)	$	(44.2)	40	%

nm - percentage changes not meaningful

Comparison of Consolidated Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022

Revenues increased by $41.7 million to $251.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 (the 2023 fiscal quarter) from $209.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 (the 2022 fiscal quarter). Average total organic enrollment was higher at our institutions, increasing revenues by $18.1 million compared to the 2022 fiscal quarter. The effect of a net change in foreign currency exchange rates increased revenues by $16.9 million, mostly driven by the strengthening of the Mexican peso against the USD compared to the 2022 fiscal quarter. In addition, the effect of product mix, pricing and timing increased revenues by $8.2 million for the 2023 fiscal quarter. These increases in revenues were partially offset by other Corporate and Eliminations changes, which accounted for a decrease in revenues of $1.5 million.

Direct costs and general and administrative expenses combined increased by $35.2 million to $235.6 million for the 2023 fiscal quarter from $200.4 million for the 2022 fiscal quarter. The effect of operational changes increased direct costs by $29.1 million, mostly attributable to the effect of higher enrollments at our institutions as well as return-to-campus expenses, compared to the 2022 fiscal quarter. Additionally, the effect of a net change in foreign currency exchange rates increased costs by $12.3 million compared to the 2022 fiscal quarter. These increases in direct costs were partially offset by other Corporate and Eliminations expenses, which accounted for a decrease in costs of $6.1 million in the 2023 fiscal quarter, as well as a period-over-period decrease in direct costs of $0.1 million from changes in acquisition-related contingent liabilities for taxes other-than-income tax, net of changes in indemnification assets.

Operating income increased by $6.6 million to $15.6 million for the 2023 fiscal quarter from $9.0 million for the 2022 fiscal quarter. This increase was primarily a result of higher operating income at our Mexico segment, combined with lower operating costs at Corporate, as compared to the 2022 fiscal quarter. These increases in operating income were partially offset by a higher operating loss at our Peru segment compared to the 2022 fiscal quarter, primarily due to return-to-campus expenses.

Interest expense, net of interest income increased by $2.0 million to $3.8 million for the 2023 fiscal quarter from $1.8 million for the 2022 fiscal quarter. The increase in interest expense was primarily attributable to higher average debt balances compared to the 2022 fiscal quarter.

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Other non-operating expense increased by $23.6 million to $28.4 million for the 2023 fiscal quarter from $4.8 million for the 2022 fiscal quarter. This increase was attributable to a higher loss on foreign currency exchange of $25.4 million compared to the 2022 fiscal quarter, mainly related to intercompany loan obligations. This loss was partially offset by the period-over-period change in other non-operating income of $1.5 million during the 2023 fiscal quarter, combined with a gain on disposal of subsidiaries of $0.3 million during the 2023 fiscal quarter from the release of accumulated foreign currency translation gains upon liquidation of two subsidiaries.

Income tax expense decreased by $37.8 million to $10.2 million for the 2023 fiscal quarter from $48.0 million for the 2022 fiscal quarter. This decrease was primarily attributable to a discrete tax expense recorded during the 2022 fiscal quarter of approximately $32.5 million for additions to income tax reserves related to the application of the high-tax exception to global intangible low-taxed income. The remaining difference was primarily attributable to the change in pretax earnings.

Non-GAAP Financial Measure

We define Adjusted EBITDA as income (loss) from continuing operations, before equity in net (income) loss of affiliates, net of tax, income tax expense (benefit), (gain) loss on disposal of subsidiaries, net, foreign currency exchange (gain) loss, net, other (income) expense, net, interest expense and interest income, plus depreciation and amortization, share-based compensation expense, loss on impairment of assets and expenses related to our Excellence-in-Process (EiP) initiative. Adjusted EBITDA is used in addition to and in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP and should not be relied upon to the exclusion of GAAP financial measures.

Adjusted EBITDA is a key measure used by our management and Board of Directors to understand and evaluate our core operating performance and trends, to prepare and approve our annual budget and to develop short- and long-term operational plans. In particular, the exclusion of certain expenses in calculating Adjusted EBITDA can provide a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of our core business. Additionally, Adjusted EBITDA is a key financial measure used by the compensation committee of our Board of Directors and our Chief Executive Officer in connection with the payment of incentive compensation to our executive officers and other members of our management team. Accordingly, we believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as our management and Board of Directors.

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The following table presents Adjusted EBITDA and reconciles loss from continuing operations to Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:

					% Change
					Better/(Worse)
(in millions)	2023		2022		2023 vs. 2022
Loss from continuing operations	$	(26.7)	$	(45.4)	41	%
Plus:
Equity in net income of affiliates, net of tax	—		(0.1)		(100)	%
Income tax expense	10.2		48.0		79	%
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliates	(16.6)		2.4		nm
Plus:
Gain on disposal of subsidiaries, net	(0.3)		—		nm
Foreign currency exchange loss, net	29.0		3.6		nm
Other (income) expense, net	(0.3)		1.2		125	%
Interest expense	6.0		3.7		(62)	%
Interest income	(2.2)		(2.0)		10	%
Operating income	15.6		9.0		73	%
Plus:
Depreciation and amortization	16.7		14.4		(16)	%
EBITDA	32.3		23.4		38	%
Plus:
Share-based compensation expense (a)	1.1		2.8		61	%
Loss on impairment of assets (b)	—		0.1		100	%
EiP implementation expenses (c)	—		0.9		100	%
Adjusted EBITDA	$	33.5	$	27.2	23	%

nm - percentage changes not meaningful

(a) Represents non-cash, share-based compensation expense pursuant to the provisions of ASC 718, “Stock Compensation.”

(b) Represents non-cash charges related to impairments of long-lived assets.

(c) EiP implementation expenses were related to our enterprise-wide initiative to optimize and standardize Laureate’s processes, creating vertical integration of procurement, information technology, finance, accounting and human resources. It included the establishment of regional shared services organizations (SSOs), as well as improvements to the Company's system of internal controls over financial reporting. The EiP initiative also included other back- and mid-office areas, as well as certain student-facing activities, expenses associated with streamlining the organizational structure, an enterprise-wide program aimed at revenue growth, and certain non-recurring costs that were incurred in connection with previous dispositions. The EiP initiative was completed as of December 31, 2021, except for certain EiP expenses related to the run out of programs that began in prior periods.

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Segment Results

We have two reportable segments: Mexico and Peru, as discussed in Overview. For purposes of the following comparison of results discussion, “segment direct costs” represent direct costs incurred by the segment as they are included in Adjusted EBITDA, such that depreciation and amortization expense, loss on impairment of assets, share-based compensation expense and our EiP implementation expenses have been excluded. Organic enrollment is based on average total enrollment for the period. For a further description of our segments, see Overview.

The following table, derived from our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q, presents selected financial information of our segments:

(in millions)					% Change
					Better/(Worse)
For the three months ended March 31,	2023		2022		2023 vs. 2022
Revenues:
Mexico	$	182.0	$	142.5	28	%
Peru	69.2		65.4		6	%
Corporate	0.1		1.6		(94)	%
Consolidated Total Revenues	$	251.3	$	209.6	20	%
Adjusted EBITDA:
Mexico	$	48.9	$	37.0	32	%
Peru	(6.5)		3.8		nm
Corporate	(9.0)		(13.6)		34	%
Consolidated Total Adjusted EBITDA	$	33.5	$	27.2	23	%

nm - percentage changes not meaningful

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Mexico

Financial Overview

                     

Comparison of Mexico Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022

(in millions)	Revenues		Direct Costs		Adjusted EBITDA
March 31, 2022	$	142.5	$	105.5	$	37.0
Organic enrollment (1)	14.4
Product mix, pricing and timing (1)	7.8
Organic constant currency	22.2		16.0		6.2
Foreign exchange	17.3		11.7		5.6
Other (2)	—		(0.1)		0.1
March 31, 2023	$	182.0	$	133.1	$	48.9

(1) Organic enrollment and product mix, pricing and timing are not separable for the calculation of direct costs and therefore are combined and defined as Organic constant currency for the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA.

(2) Other is composed of acquisition-related contingent liabilities for taxes other-than-income tax, net of changes in recorded indemnification assets.

Revenues increased by $39.5 million, a 28% increase from the 2022 fiscal quarter.

•Organic enrollment increased during the 2023 fiscal quarter by 11%, increasing revenues by $14.4 million.

•Revenues from our Mexico segment represented 72% of our consolidated total revenues for the 2023 fiscal quarter, compared to 68% for the 2022 fiscal quarter.

Adjusted EBITDA increased by $11.9 million, a 32% increase from the 2022 fiscal quarter.

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Peru

Financial Overview

Comparison of Peru Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022

(in millions)	Revenues		Direct Costs		Adjusted EBITDA
March 31, 2022	$	65.4	$	61.6	$	3.8
Organic enrollment (1)	3.7
Product mix, pricing and timing (1)	0.5
Organic constant currency	4.2		14.3		(10.1)
Foreign exchange	(0.4)		(0.2)		(0.2)
March 31, 2023	$	69.2	$	75.7	$	(6.5)

(1) Organic enrollment and product mix, pricing and timing are not separable for the calculation of direct costs and therefore are combined and defined as Organic constant currency for the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA.

Revenues increased by $3.8 million, a 6% increase from the 2022 fiscal quarter.

•Organic enrollment increased during the 2023 fiscal quarter by 8%, increasing revenues by $3.7 million.

•Revenues from our Peru segment represented 28% of our consolidated total revenues for the 2023 fiscal quarter compared to 32% for the 2022 fiscal quarter.

Adjusted EBITDA decreased by $10.3 million from the 2022 fiscal quarter due primarily to return-to-campus expenses and higher fixed costs during a largely out-of-session quarter.

Corporate

Corporate revenues primarily represent services revenues. In 2022, corporate revenues also included transition services agreements related to previous divestitures.

Comparison of Corporate Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022

					% Change
					Better/(Worse)
(in millions)	2023		2022		2023 vs. 2022
Revenues	$	0.1	$	1.6	(94)	%
Expenses	9.1		15.2		40	%
Adjusted EBITDA	$	(9.0)	$	(13.6)	34	%

Adjusted EBITDA increased by $4.6 million, a 34% increase from the 2022 fiscal quarter, mainly driven by a decrease in contract labor expenses and other professional fees, as well as a reduction in IT-related costs.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity Sources

We anticipate that cash flow from operations and available cash will be sufficient to meet our current operating requirements and manage our liquidity needs for at least the next 12 months from the date of issuance of this report.

Our primary source of cash is revenue from tuition charged to students in connection with our various education program offerings. Essentially all of our revenues are generated from private pay sources as there are no material government-sponsored loan programs in Mexico or Peru. We anticipate generating sufficient cash flow from operations in both countries in which we operate to satisfy the working capital and financing needs of our organic growth plans for each country. If our educational institutions within one country were unable to maintain sufficient liquidity, we would consider using internal cash resources or reasonable short-term working capital facilities to accommodate any short- to medium-term shortfalls.

As of March 31, 2023, our secondary source of liquidity was cash and cash equivalents of $130.6 million. Our cash accounts are maintained with high-quality financial institutions.

The Company also maintains a revolving credit facility (the Senior Secured Credit Facility) with a syndicate of financial institutions as a source of liquidity. The Senior Secured Credit Facility provides for borrowings of $410.0 million and has a maturity date of October 7, 2024. From time to time, we draw down on the revolver and, in accordance with the terms of the credit agreement, any proceeds drawn on the revolving credit facility may be used for general corporate purposes. As of March 31, 2023, the Company had borrowed $138.0 million of the $410.0 million of available capacity.

If certain conditions are satisfied, the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the Third A&R Credit Agreement) also provides for an incremental revolving and term loan facilities, at the request of the Company, not to exceed (i) the greater of (a) $565.0 million and (b) 100% of the consolidated EBITDA of the Company, plus (ii) additional amounts so long as both immediately before and after giving effect to such incremental facilities the Company’s Consolidated Senior Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA ratio, as defined in the Third A&R Credit Agreement, on a pro forma basis, does not exceed 2.75x, plus, (iii) the aggregate amounts of any voluntary repayments of term loans, if any, and aggregate amount of voluntary repayments of revolving credit facilities that are accompanied by a corresponding termination or reduction of revolving credit commitments.

Liquidity Restrictions

Our liquidity is affected by restricted cash balances, which totaled $8.6 million as of both March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. Restricted cash consisted of cash equivalents held as assets for a supplemental employment retention agreement for a former executive.

Indefinite Reinvestment of Historical Foreign Earnings

We earn a significant portion of our income from subsidiaries located in countries outside the United States. As of March 31, 2023, $119.2 million of our total $130.6 million of cash and cash equivalents were held by foreign subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2022, $77.3 million of our total $85.2 million of cash and cash equivalents were held by foreign subsidiaries. As part of our business strategies, we have determined that the undistributed historical earnings of our foreign operations for which we have not already recorded taxes will be deemed indefinitely reinvested outside of the United States.

Liquidity Requirements

Our short-term liquidity requirements include: funding for debt service (including finance leases); operating lease obligations; payments of deferred compensation; working capital; operating expenses; capital expenditures; and business development activities.

Long-term liquidity requirements include: payments on long-term debt (including finance leases); operating lease obligations; payments of deferred compensation; and payments of other third-party obligations.

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Debt

As of March 31, 2023, our debt obligations consisted of $138.0 million of borrowings under the Senior Secured Credit Facility and $75.4 million of other debt. Other debt includes lines of credit and short-term borrowing arrangements of subsidiaries and notes payable. In addition, our finance lease obligations and sale-leaseback financings were $52.8 million.

Covenants

Under the Third A&R Credit Agreement, we are subject to a Consolidated Senior Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA financial maintenance covenant that applies only to the revolving credit facility (a leverage ratio covenant), as defined in the Third A&R Credit Agreement, unless certain conditions are satisfied. As of March 31, 2023, we were in compliance with the leverage ratio covenant. The maximum ratio, as defined, is 3.50x as of the last day of each quarter commencing with the quarter ending December 31, 2019 and thereafter. In addition, indebtedness at some of our locations contain financial maintenance covenants. We were in compliance with those covenants as of March 31, 2023.

Leases

We conduct a significant portion of our operations from leased facilities, including many of our higher education facilities and other office locations. As discussed in Note 6, Leases, in our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q, we have significant operating lease liabilities. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the present value of operating lease liabilities was $427.9 million and $415.9 million, respectively.

Capital Expenditures

Capital expenditures primarily consist of purchases of property and equipment. Our capital expenditure program is a component of our liquidity and capital management strategy. This program includes discretionary spending, which we can adjust in response to economic and other changes in our business environment, to grow our business through the following: (1) capacity expansion at institutions to support enrollment growth; (2) new programs and campuses for institutions in our existing markets; and (3) information technology to increase efficiency and controls. Our non-discretionary spending includes the maintenance of existing facilities. We typically fund our capital expenditures through cash flow from operations and external financing. In the event that we are unable to obtain the necessary funding for capital expenditures, our long-term growth strategy could be significantly affected. We believe that our internal sources of cash and our ability to obtain additional third-party financing, subject to market conditions, will be sufficient to fund our investing activities.

Our total capital expenditures, excluding receipts from the sale of subsidiaries and property equipment, were $5.8 million and $1.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase in capital expenditures was primarily due to higher spending related to return-to-campus activities as well as investment in equipment for health science programs in Mexico and Peru.

Cash Flows

In the consolidated statements of cash flows, the changes in operating assets and liabilities are presented excluding the effects of exchange rate changes and reclassifications, as these effects do not represent operating cash flows. Accordingly, the amounts in the consolidated statements of cash flows do not agree with the changes of the operating assets and liabilities as presented in the consolidated balance sheets. The effects of exchange rate changes on cash are presented separately in the consolidated statements of cash flows.

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The following table summarizes our cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:

(in millions)	2023		2022
Cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities	$	26.5	$	53.9
Investing activities	(5.6)		7.9
Financing activities	21.1		(104.1)
Effects of exchange rates changes on cash	3.5		11.2
Net change in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	45.5	$	(31.1)

Comparison of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022

Operating Activities

Cash provided by operating activities decreased by $27.4 million to $26.5 million for the 2023 fiscal quarter from $53.9 million for the 2022 fiscal quarter. This decrease in operating cash was attributable to an increase in cash paid for taxes of $35.0 million, from $8.4 million for the 2022 fiscal quarter to $43.4 million for the 2023 fiscal quarter, due primarily to the utilization of tax attributes that reduced cash tax payments for the 2022 fiscal quarter. This decrease in operating cash was partially offset by increased operating income, combined with the net effect of changes in operating assets and liabilities, which increased operating cash by $7.5 million compared to the 2022 fiscal quarter. Additionally, cash paid for interest decreased by $0.1 million, from $5.4 million for the 2022 fiscal quarter to $5.3 million for the 2023 fiscal quarter.

Investing Activities

Cash flows from investing activities decreased by $13.5 million to a cash outflow of $(5.6) million for the 2023 fiscal quarter from a cash inflow of $7.9 million for the 2022 fiscal quarter. This decrease in investing cash flows was attributable to lower cash receipts from the sales of Discontinued Operations of $8.9 million, from $9.2 million, net, during the 2022 fiscal quarter (primarily related to the collection of certain receivables from the 2021 sale of our Brazilian operations) to $0.3 million, during the 2023 fiscal quarter. Additionally, cash used for capital expenditures increased by $4.6 million during the 2023 fiscal quarter, as compared to the 2022 fiscal quarter.

Financing Activities

Cash flows from financing activities increased by $125.2 million to a cash inflow of $21.1 million for the 2023 fiscal quarter from a cash outflow of $(104.1) million for the 2022 fiscal quarter. This increase in financing cash flows was attributable to the period-over-period effect of $102.2 million of payments made during the 2022 fiscal quarter for common stock repurchases. In addition, we had net proceeds from issuance of long-term debt during the 2023 fiscal quarter as compared to net payments of long-term debt during the 2022 fiscal quarter, for a change of $32.0 million. These increases in financing cash flows were partially offset by lower proceeds from the exercise of common stock options of $10.1 million compared to the 2022 fiscal quarter. Other items accounted for the remaining difference of $1.1 million.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires our management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Our significant accounting policies are discussed in Note 2, Significant Accounting Policies, of the audited consolidated financial statements included in our 2022 Form 10-K. Our critical accounting policies require the most significant judgments and estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. As a result, these accounting policies and estimates could materially affect our financial statements and are critical to the understanding of our results of operations and financial condition. For a complete discussion of our critical accounting policies, see the “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” section of the MD&A in our 2022 Form 10-K. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, there were no significant changes to our critical accounting policies.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

None.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

For information regarding our exposure to certain market risks, see Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk, in our 2022 Form 10-K. There have been no significant changes in our market risk exposures since our December 31, 2022 fiscal year end.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act)), as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The purpose of disclosure controls and procedures is to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our CEO and CFO, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Based on that evaluation, our CEO and CFO have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Please refer to “Item 3. Legal Proceedings” in our 2022 Form 10-K for information regarding material pending legal proceedings. There have been no new material legal proceedings and no material developments in the legal proceedings previously disclosed.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our 2022 Form 10‑K.

Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Exhibit Description
10.1†	Amended and Restated 2013 Long‑Term Incentive Plan Form of Performance Share Units Notice and Agreement for 2023 Grants
10.2†	Third Amendment dated March 1, 2023 to Independent Contractor and Consultant Agreement, dated May 28, 2021, between Laureate Education, Inc., Marcelo Barbalho Cardoso and MC Consultoria and Assesoria Empresarial LTDA
31.1	Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2	Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32	Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document — the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
†	Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

/s/ RICHARD M. BUSKIRK

Richard M. Buskirk

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: May 4, 2023

/s/ GERARD M. KNAUER

Gerard M. Knauer

Vice President, Accounting and Global Controller

Date: May 4, 2023

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EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

Laureate Education, Inc.

Performance Share Units Notice
under the
Laureate Education, Inc.
Amended and Restated 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan

Name of Grantee: ______________

This Notice evidences the award of Performance Share Units (each, a “PSU,” and collectively, the “PSUs”) of Laureate Education, Inc.,a Delaware public benefit corporation (“Laureate”), that have been granted to you pursuant to the Laureate Education, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as may be amended from time to time (the “Plan”) and conditioned upon your agreement to the terms of the attached Performance Share Units Agreement (the “Agreement”). You must accept this Award in the manner specified by Laureate no later than ninety days after the Grant Date. If you fail to do so, this Award will be null and void. This Notice constitutes part of and is subject to the terms and provisions of the Agreement and the Plan, which are incorporated by reference herein. Each PSU is equivalent in value to one share of Laureate’s Common Stock and represents Laureate’s commitment to issue one share of Laureate’s Common Stock at a future date, subject to the terms of the Agreement and the Plan.

Grant Date: _________

Number of PSUs: __________

Overview: One-third of the total number of PSUs granted will be eligible to vest each Fiscal Year. With respect to each Fiscal Year ([Year of Grant], [Year of Grant +1] and [Year of Grant +2]), vesting is based upon the achievement of targets related to the following two Performance Goals, as further described below: Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Total Enrollment.

In general, the portion of PSUs eligible to vest in a Fiscal Year will vest as follows, subject to the additional terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement:

	Performance Metric
Fiscal Year	Adjusted EBITDA Margin	Total Enrollment	On the following Vesting Date:
[Year of Grant]	50%	50%	March 15, [Year of Grant +1]
[Year of Grant +1]	50%	50%	March 15, [Year of Grant +2]
[Year of Grant +2]	50%	50%	March 15, [Year of Grant +3]

Vesting Schedule: All of the PSUs are nonvested and forfeitable as of the Grant Date. So long as you remain an Eligible Individual continuously from the Grant Date through the applicable Vesting Dates (set forth in the charts below), this Award shall become vested with respect to the following percentages of PSUs subject to this Award upon the applicable Vesting Date if the Administrator determines that the Company attained the applicable targets set forth below in the applicable Fiscal Year, as follows:

A.Adjusted EBITDA Margin. Fifty percent (50%) of the number of PSUs granted hereunder shall be subject to the Adjusted EBITDA Margin Performance Goal (the “Margin PSUs”). The percentage of Margin PSUs that may be earned and vested is a function of the extent to which the performance levels described in the table below are achieved in the applicable Fiscal Year.

Adjusted EBITDA Margin
In Fiscal Year:	This percentage of Margin PSUs is eligible to vest:	If the THRESHOLD performance level achieved is:	Then this percentage of eligible Margin PSUs will vest:	If the TARGET performance level achieved is:	Then this percentage of eligible Margin PSUs will vest:	On the following Vesting Date:
[Year of Grant]	33.33%		50%		100%	March 15, [Year of Grant +1]
[Year of Grant +1]	33.33%		50%		100%	March 15, [Year of Grant +2]
[Year of Grant +2]	33.33%		50%		100%	March 15, [Year of Grant +3]

B.Total Enrollment. Fifty percent (50%) of the number of PSUs granted hereunder shall be subject to the Total Enrollment Performance Goal (the “Enrollment PSUs”). The percentage of Enrollment PSUs that may be earned and vested is a function of the extent to which the performance levels described in the table below are achieved in the applicable Fiscal Year.

Total Enrollment
Fiscal Year:	This percentage of PSUs is eligible to vest:	If the THRESHOLD performance level achieved is:	Then this percentage of eligible PSUs will vest:	If the TARGET performance level achieved is:	Then this percentage of eligible PSUs will vest:	On the following Vesting Date:
[Year of Grant]	33.33%		50%		100%	March 15, [Year of Grant +1]
[Year of Grant +1]	33.33%		50%		100%	March 15, [Year of Grant +2]
[Year of Grant +2]	33.33%		50%		100%	March 15, [Year of Grant +3]

If either of the Adjusted EBITDA Margin or Total Enrollment for any Fiscal Year is less than the Threshold performance level for such tranche, no PSUs for such tranche will vest with respect to such Fiscal Year. If the Adjusted EBITDA Margin or Total Enrollment, or both, for any Fiscal Year equals the Threshold performance level, 50% of the eligible PSUs for such Fiscal Year relating to such performance goal shall vest. If the Adjusted EBITDA Margin or Total Enrollment, or both, for any Fiscal Year exceeds the Threshold performance level, but are less than the Target performance level, vesting of PSUs will be determined by straight line interpolation between the Threshold performance levels and the Target performance levels for the applicable Performance Goal. If the Adjusted EBITDA Margin and the Total Enrollment for any Fiscal Year is equal to or exceeds the Target performance level, all PSUs for such Fiscal Year shall vest. All determinations with respect to whether and the extent to which a target has been achieved shall be made by the Administrator in its sole discretion.

If the Administrator determines that the Company has not attained any portion of the performance requirements for the eligible PSUs for any Fiscal Year, then the portion of the PSUs eligible to vest based on that Fiscal Year’s performance shall be forfeited immediately upon such determination and be of no further effect. The Administrator’s determination will be final and binding on you and all other interested parties.

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Vesting is rounded down to the nearest whole PSU on the interim Vesting Dates and rounded up on the final Vesting Date. Unless earlier forfeited in accordance with the Notice and Agreement, all unvested PSUs will be forfeited as of March 15, [Year of Grant +3].

For illustrative purposes only, see attached Exhibit A for examples of PSU vesting.

Qualifying Termination: If you cease to be an Eligible Individual coincident with or within eighteen (18) months after a Change in Control as a result of an involuntary termination without Cause by your employer (a “Qualifying Termination”), to the extent not already vested or previously forfeited, that portion of your PSUs that would otherwise have become vested and nonforfeitable had the Company achieved the annual Performance Goals in the Fiscal Years ending before, coincident with or immediately subsequent to the effective time of your Qualifying Termination will become vested and nonforfeitable immediately prior to the effective date of your Qualifying Termination and the balance of the unvested portion of the PSUs shall terminate without becoming vested on the date of your Qualifying Termination.

Termination by Death or Disability: In the event you cease to be an Eligible Individual by reason of death or Disability, any portion of the PSUs which would have been eligible, but for the termination of eligibility, to vest if the annual Performance Goals for the calendar year during which the termination of eligibility occurred is achieved will remain outstanding until the Administrator determines whether the applicable annual Performance Goals have been achieved and will become vested and nonforfeitable if and when the Administrator determines that the applicable annual Performance Goals have been achieved and will be forfeited without becoming vested on the date the Administrator determines that the applicable annual Performance Goals have not been achieved, and the balance of the unvested portion of the PSUs shall terminate without becoming vested on your service termination date.

Other Termination: In the event you cease to be an Eligible Individual after the close of a Fiscal Year but before the Administrator has determined whether the annual Performance Goals for such Fiscal Year has been achieved, and such cessation of service is not the result of your death, Disability or a Qualifying Termination, any portion of the PSUs which would have been eligible, but for the termination of eligibility, to vest if the annual Performance Goals for such Fiscal Year is achieved will remain outstanding until the Administrator determines whether the applicable annual Performance Goals have been achieved and will become vested and nonforfeitable if and when the Administrator determines that the applicable annual Performance Goals have been achieved and will be forfeited without becoming vested on the date the Administrator determines that the applicable annual Performance Goals have not been achieved, and the balance of the unvested portion of the PSUs shall terminate without becoming vested on your service termination date.

Laureate Education, Inc.

I acknowledge that I have carefully read the Agreement, the Plan, and Plan prospectus. I agree to be bound by all of the provisions set forth in the Agreement and Plan. I also consent to electronic delivery of all notices or other information with respect to the PSUs or the Company.

Signature of Grantee Date

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Laureate Education, Inc.

Performance Share Units Agreement
under the
Laureate Education, Inc.
Amended and Restated 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan

1.    Terminology. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement or the Notice, capitalized terms used herein are defined in the Glossary at the end of this Agreement or in the Plan.

2.    Vesting. All of the PSUs are nonvested and forfeitable as of the Grant Date. So long as you remain an Eligible Individual continuously from the Grant Date through the applicable date upon which vesting is scheduled to occur, the PSUs will become vested and nonforfeitable in accordance with the vesting provisions set forth in the Notice. Unless otherwise provided in the Notice, none of the PSUs will become vested and nonforfeitable after you cease to be an Eligible Individual.

3.    Termination of Employment or Service. Unless otherwise provided in the Notice, if you cease to be an Eligible Individual for any reason, all PSUs that are not then vested and nonforfeitable will be forfeited to the Company immediately and automatically upon such cessation without payment of any consideration therefor and you will have no further right, title or interest in or to such PSUs or the underlying shares of Common Stock.

4.    Restrictions on Transfer. Neither this Agreement nor any of the PSUs may be assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or disposed of in any way, whether by operation of law or otherwise, and the PSUs shall not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. All rights with respect to this Agreement and the PSUs shall be exercisable during your lifetime only by you or your guardian or legal representative. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the PSUs may be transferred upon your death by last will and testament or under the laws of descent and distribution.

5.    Settlement of PSUs.

(a)    Manner of Settlement. You are not required to make any monetary payment (other than applicable tax withholding, if required) as a condition to settlement of the PSUs. Laureate will issue to you, in settlement of your PSUs and subject to the provisions of Section 6 below, the number of whole shares of Common Stock that equals the number of whole PSUs that become vested, and such vested PSUs will terminate and cease to be outstanding upon such issuance of the shares. Upon issuance of such shares, Laureate will determine the form of delivery (e.g., a stock certificate or electronic entry evidencing such shares) and may deliver such shares on your behalf electronically to Laureate’s designated stock plan administrator or such other broker-dealer as Laureate may choose at its sole discretion, within reason.

(b)    Timing of Settlement. Your PSUs will be settled by Laureate, via the issuance of Common Stock as described herein, on or within thirty (30) days after the date that the PSUs become vested and nonforfeitable. However, if a scheduled issuance date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or federal holiday, such issuance date shall instead fall on the next following day that the principal executive offices of the Company are open for business. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that (i) you are subject to Laureate’s policy permitting officers and directors to sell shares only during certain “window periods”, in effect from time to time or you are otherwise prohibited from selling shares of Laureate’s Common Stock in the public market and any shares covered by your PSUs are scheduled to be issued on a day (the “Original Distribution Date”) that does not occur during an open “window period” applicable to you, as determined by Laureate in accordance with such policy, or does not occur on a date when you are otherwise permitted to sell shares of Laureate’s Common Stock in the open market, and (ii) the Company elects not to satisfy its tax withholding obligations by withholding shares from your distribution, then such shares shall not be issued and delivered on such Original Distribution Date and shall instead be issued and delivered on the first business day of the next occurring open “window period” applicable to you pursuant to such policy (regardless of whether you are still providing continuous services at such time) or the next business day when you are not prohibited from selling shares of Laureate’s Common Stock in the open market, but in no event later than the fifteenth day of the third calendar month of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Original Distribution Date occurs. In all cases, the issuance and delivery of shares under this Agreement is intended to comply with Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(b)(4) and shall be construed and administered in such a manner.

6.    Tax Withholding. On or before the time you receive a distribution of the shares subject to your PSUs, or at any time thereafter as requested by the Company, you hereby authorize any required withholding from the Common Stock issuable to you and/or otherwise agree to make adequate provision

in cash for any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax withholding obligations of the Company which arise in connection with your PSUs (the “Withholding Taxes”). Additionally, the Company may, in its sole discretion, satisfy all or any portion of the Withholding Taxes obligation relating to your PSUs by any of the following means or by a combination of such means: (i) withholding from any compensation otherwise payable to you by the Company; (ii) causing you to tender a cash payment; (iii) permitting you to enter into a “same day sale” commitment with a broker-dealer that is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (a “FINRA Dealer”) whereby you irrevocably elect to sell a portion of the shares to be delivered under the Agreement to satisfy the Withholding Taxes and whereby the FINRA Dealer irrevocably commits to forward the proceeds necessary to satisfy the Withholding Taxes directly to the Company; or (iv) withholding shares of Common Stock from the shares of Common Stock issued or otherwise issuable to you in connection with the PSUs with a Fair Market Value (measured as of the date shares of Common Stock are issued to you pursuant to Section 5) equal to the amount of such Withholding Taxes; provided, however, that the number of such shares of Common Stock so withheld shall not exceed, by more than the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock, the amount necessary to satisfy the Company’s required tax withholding obligations using the minimum statutory withholding rates for federal, state, local and foreign tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that are applicable to supplemental taxable income (except as otherwise permitted by the Administrator and would not create an adverse accounting consequence or cost). Unless the tax withholding obligations of the Company are satisfied, Laureate shall have no obligation to deliver to you any Common Stock. In the event Laureate’s obligation to withhold arises prior to the delivery to you of Common Stock or it is determined after the delivery of Common Stock to you that the amount of the Company’s withholding obligation was greater than the amount withheld by the Company, you agree to indemnify and hold the Company harmless from any failure by the Company to withhold the proper amount.

7.    Confidential Information; Covenant Not to Solicit.

(a)    In consideration of this Award, unless otherwise provided in any employment or severance agreement entered into by and between the Company and you (in which case the corresponding provisions therein shall control), you hereby agree effective as of the date of your commencement of employment with the Company, without the Company’s prior written consent, you will not, directly or indirectly:

    (i) at any time during or after your employment with the Company, disclose or use any Confidential Information pertaining to the business of the Company or Affiliates, except when required to perform your duties to the Company, by law or judicial process; and

    (ii) at any time during your employment with the Company and for a period of twelve (12) months thereafter, directly or indirectly (A) solicit customers or clients of the Company or Affiliates to terminate their relationship with the Company or Affiliates or otherwise solicit such customers or clients to compete with any business of the Company or Affiliates or (B) solicit or offer employment to any person who is, or has been at any time during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the termination of your employment employed by the Company or Affiliates.

    If you are bound by any other agreement with the Company regarding the use or disclosure of Confidential Information, the provisions of this Section shall be read in such a way as to further restrict and not to permit any more extensive use or disclosure of Confidential Information.

    (b) Notwithstanding clause (a) above, if at any time a court holds that the restrictions stated in such clause (a) are unreasonable or otherwise unenforceable under circumstances then existing, the parties hereto agree that the maximum period or scope determined to be reasonable under such circumstances by such court will be substituted for the stated period or scope. Because your services are unique and because you have had access to Confidential Information, you agree that money damages will be an inadequate remedy for any breach of this Section. In the event of a breach or threatened breach of this Section, the Company or its successors or assigns may, in addition to other rights and remedies existing in their favor, apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for specific performance and/or injunctive relief in order to enforce, or prevent any violations of, the provisions hereof (without the posting of a bond or other security).

    (c) In the event that you breach any of the provisions of this Section, in addition to all other remedies that may be available to the Company, all vested and unvested PSUs shall be cancelled for no consideration and you must account for and pay over to the Company all compensation, profits, monies, or other benefits derived or received by you under this Agreement, including any portion of the PSUs that have been settled or proceeds thereon realized by you and all amounts paid to you upon the sale of shares of Common Stock you received under this Agreement.

8.    Adjustments for Corporate Transactions and Other Events.

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(a)    Stock Dividend, Stock Split and Reverse Stock Split.Upon a stock dividend of, or stock split or reverse stock split affecting, the Common Stock, the number of outstanding PSUs shall, without further action of the Administrator, be adjusted to reflect such event; provided, however, that any fractional PSUs resulting from any such adjustment shall be eliminated. Adjustments under this paragraph will be made by the Administrator, whose determination as to what adjustments, if any, will be made and the extent thereof will be final, binding and conclusive.

(b)    Merger, Consolidation and Other Events. If Laureate shall be the surviving or resulting corporation in any merger or consolidation and the Common Stock shall be converted into other securities, the PSUs shall pertain to and apply to the securities to which a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the PSUs would have been entitled. If the stockholders of Laureate receive by reason of any distribution in total or partial liquidation or pursuant to any merger of Laureate or acquisition of its assets, securities of another entity or other property (including cash), then the rights of the Company under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of Laureate’s successor, and this Agreement shall apply to the securities or other property (including cash) to which a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the PSUs would have been entitled, in the same manner and to the same extent as the PSUs.

9.    Non-Guarantee of Employment or Service Relationship. Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall alter your at-will or other employment status or other service relationship with the Company, nor be construed as a contract of employment or service relationship between the Company and you, or as a contractual right of you to continue in the employ of, or in a service relationship with, the Company for any period of time, or as a limitation of the right of the Company to discharge you at any time with or without cause or notice and whether or not such discharge results in the forfeiture of any nonvested and forfeitable PSUs or any other adverse effect on your interests under the Plan.

10.    Rights as Stockholder. You shall not have any of the rights of a stockholder with respect to any shares of Common Stock that may be issued in settlement of the PSUs until such shares of Common Stock have been issued to you. No adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions, or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date such shares are issued, except as provided in Section 10 of the Plan.

11.    The Company’s Rights. The existence of the PSUs shall not affect in any way the right or power of Laureate or its stockholders to make or authorize any or all adjustments, recapitalizations, reorganizations, or other changes in the Company's capital structure or its business, or any merger or consolidation of the Company, or any issue of bonds, debentures, preferred or other stocks with preference ahead of or convertible into, or otherwise affecting the Common Stock or the rights thereof, or the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of the Company's assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise.

12.    Restrictions on Issuance of Shares. The issuance of shares of Common Stock upon settlement of the PSUs shall be subject to and in compliance with all applicable requirements of federal, state, or foreign law with respect to such securities. No shares of Common Stock may be issued hereunder if the issuance of such shares would constitute a violation of any applicable federal, state, or foreign securities laws or other law or regulations or the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Common Stock may then be listed. The inability of Laureate to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by Laureate’s legal counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance of any shares subject to the PSUs shall relieve Laureate of any liability in respect of the failure to issue such shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained. As a condition to the settlement of the PSUs, Laureate may require you to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate, to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation, and to make any representation or warranty with respect thereto as may be requested by the Company.

13.    Notices. All notices and other communications made or given pursuant to this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon receipt or, in the case of notices delivered by Laureate to you, five (5) days after deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to you at the last address you provided to Laureate, or in the case of notices delivered to Laureate by you, addressed to the Administrator, care of Laureate for the attention of its Secretary at its principal executive office or, in either case, if the receiving party consents in advance, transmitted and received via telecopy or via such other electronic transmission mechanism as may be available to the parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Laureate may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to participation in the Plan and this award of PSUs by electronic means or to request your consent to participate in the Plan or accept this award of PSUs by electronic means. You hereby consent to receive such documents by electronic delivery and, if requested, to agree to participate in the

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Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by Laureate or another third party designated by Laureate.

14.    Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the relevant Notice and the Plan, contain the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the PSUs granted hereunder. Any oral or written agreements, representations, warranties, written inducements, or other communications made prior to the execution of this Agreement with respect to the PSUs granted hereunder shall be void and ineffective for all purposes.

15.    Amendment. This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Administrator in its discretion; provided, however, that this Agreement may not be modified in a manner that would have a materially adverse effect on the PSUs as determined in the discretion of the Administrator, except as provided in the Plan or in a written document signed by each of the parties hereto.

16.    Section 409A. This Agreement and the PSUs granted hereunder are intended to fit within the “short-term deferral” exemption from Section 409A of the Code as set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4). In administering this Agreement, Laureate shall interpret this Agreement in a manner consistent with such exemption. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if it is determined that the PSUs fail to satisfy the requirements of the short-term deferral rule and are otherwise deferred compensation subject to Section 409A, and if you are a “Specified Employee” (within the meaning set forth Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code) as of the date of your separation from service (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)), then the issuance of any shares that would otherwise be made upon the date of the separation from service or within the first six (6) months thereafter will not be made on the originally scheduled date(s) and will instead be issued in a lump sum on the date that is six (6) months and one day after the date of the separation from service, but if and only if such delay in the issuance of the shares is necessary to avoid the imposition of additional taxation on you in respect of the shares under Section 409A of the Code.Each installment of shares that vests is intended to constitute a “separate payment” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2).

17.    No Obligation to Minimize Taxes. The Company has no duty or obligation to minimize the tax consequences to you of this award of PSUs and shall not be liable to you for any adverse tax consequences to you arising in connection with this award. You are hereby advised to consult with your own personal tax, financial and/or legal advisors regarding the tax consequences of this award and by signing the Notice, you have agreed that you have done so or knowingly and voluntarily declined to do so.

18.    Conformity with Plan. This Agreement is intended to conform in all respects with, and is subject to all applicable provisions of, the Plan. Inconsistencies between this Agreement and the Plan shall be resolved in accordance with the terms of the Plan. In the event of any ambiguity in this Agreement or any matters as to which this Agreement is silent, the Plan shall govern. A copy of the Plan isavailable upon request to the Administrator.

19.    No Funding. This Agreement constitutes an unfunded and unsecured promise by Laureate to issue shares of Common Stock in the future in accordance with its terms. You have the status of a general unsecured creditor of Laureate as a result of receiving the grant of PSUs.

20.    Effect on Other Employee Benefit Plans. The value of the PSUs subject to this Agreement shall not be included as compensation, earnings, salaries, or other similar terms used when calculating your benefits under any employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company, except as such plan otherwise expressly provides. The Company expressly reserves its rights to amend, modify, or terminate any of the Company’s employee benefit plans.

21.    Governing Law. The validity, construction and effect of this Agreement, and of any determinations or decisions made by the Administrator relating to this Agreement, and the rights of any and all persons having or claiming to have any interest under this Agreement, shall be determined exclusively in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland, without regard to its provisions concerning the applicability of laws of other jurisdictions. As a condition of this Agreement, you agree that you will not bring any action arising under, as a result of, pursuant to or relating to, this Agreement in any court other than a federal or state court in the districts which include Baltimore, Maryland, and you hereby agree and submit to the personal jurisdiction of any federal court located in the district which includes Baltimore, Maryland or any state court in the district which includes Baltimore, Maryland. You further agree that you will not deny or attempt to defeat such personal jurisdiction or object to venue by motion or other request for leave from any such court.

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22.    Resolution of Disputes. Any dispute or disagreement which shall arise under, or as a result of, or pursuant to or relating to, this Agreement shall be determined by the Administrator in good faith in its absolute and uncontrolled discretion, and any such determination or any other determination by the Administrator under or pursuant to this Agreement and any interpretation by the Administrator of the terms of this Agreement, will be final, binding and conclusive on all persons affected thereby. You agree that before you may bring any legal action arising under, as a result of, pursuant to or relating to, this Agreement you will first exhaust your administrative remedies before the Administrator. You further agree that in the event that the Administrator does not resolve any dispute or disagreement arising under, as a result of, pursuant to or relating to, this Agreement to your satisfaction, no legal action may be commenced or maintained relating to this Agreement more than twenty-four (24) months after the Administrator’s decision.

23.    Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

24.    Electronic Delivery of Documents. By your signing the Notice, you (i) consent to the electronic delivery of this Agreement, all information with respect to the Plan and the PSUs, and any reports of Laureate provided generally to Laureate’s stockholders; (ii) acknowledge that you may receive from Laureate a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically at no cost to you by contacting Laureate by telephone or in writing; (iii) further acknowledge that you may revoke your consent to the electronic delivery of documents at any time by notifying Laureate of such revoked consent by telephone, postal service or electronic mail; and (iv) further acknowledge that you understand that you are not required to consent to electronic delivery of documents.

25.    No Future Entitlement. By your signing the Notice, you acknowledge and agree that: (i) the grant of a PSU award is a one-time benefit which does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of PSUs, or compensation in lieu of PSUs, even if PSUs have been granted repeatedly in the past; (ii) all determinations with respect to any such future grants and the terms thereof will be at the sole discretion of the Administrator; (iii) the value of the PSUs is an extraordinary item of compensation which is outside the scope of your employment contract, if any; (iv) the value of the PSUs is not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purpose, including, but not limited to, calculating any termination, severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payments or similar payments, or bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits; (v) the vesting of the PSUs ceases when you cease to be an Eligible Individual, or other cessation of eligibility for any reason, except as may otherwise be explicitly provided in this Agreement; (vi) the Company does not guarantee any future value of the PSUs; and (vii) no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages arises if the PSUs decrease or do not increase in value and you irrevocably release the Company from any such claim that does arise.

26.    Personal Data.

You voluntarily consent to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of your personal data as described in this Agreement and any other Plan materials (“Data”) by and among, as applicable, the Company and any Affiliate for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering, and managing your participation in the Plan.

    You understand that the Company and any Affiliate may hold certain personal information about you, including, but not limited to, your name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Company, details of all equity awards or any other entitlement to stock awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in your favor, for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering, and managing the Plan.

    You understand that Data will be transferred to one or more a stock plan service provider(s) selected by the Company, which may assist the Company with the implementation, administration, and management of the Plan.  You understand that the recipients of the Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country (e.g., the United States) may have different, including less stringent, data privacy laws and protections than your country.  You understand that if you reside outside the United States, you may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting a local human resources representative.  You authorize the Company and any other possible recipients that may assist the Company (presently or in the future) with implementing, administering and managing the Plan to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the sole purposes of implementing, administering and managing participation in the Plan.

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    You understand that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage participation in the Plan.  You understand that if you reside in certain jurisdictions outside the United States, to the extent required by applicable laws, you may, at any time, request access to Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents given by accepting the PSUs, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing a local human resources representative.  Further, you understand that you are providing these consents on a purely voluntary basis.  If you do not consent or if you later seek to revoke consent, your engagement as a service provider with the Company or an Affiliate will not be adversely affected; the only consequence of refusing or withdrawing consent is that the Company will not be able to grant you PSUs under the Plan or administer or maintain the PSUs.  Therefore, you understand that refusing or withdrawing your consent may affect your ability to participate in the Plan (including the right to retain the PSUs).  You understand that you may contact a local human resources representative for more information on the consequences of refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent.

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GLOSSARY

(a)“Adjusted EBITDA” means for any Fiscal Year the income (loss) from continuing operations, before equity in net (income) loss of affiliates, net of tax, income tax expense (benefit), (gain) loss on sale or disposal of subsidiaries, net, foreign currency exchange (gain) loss, net, other (income) expense, net, loss (gain) on derivatives, loss on debt extinguishment, interest expense and interest income, plus depreciation and amortization, share-based compensation expense, loss on impairment of assets and expenses related to Laureate’s Excellence-in-Process (EiP) initiative.

(b)“Adjusted EBITDA Margin” for any fiscal year will mean Adjusted EBITDA divided by Revenue.

(c)“Agreement” means this document, as amended from time to time, together with the Plan which is incorporated herein by reference.

(d)"Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Treasury regulations and other guidance promulgated thereunder.

(e)“Common Stock” means the Class A common stock, US$.004 par value per share, of Laureate Education, Inc.

(f)“Company” means Laureate and its Subsidiaries.

(g)“Confidential Information” means all non-public information concerning trade secret, know how, software, developments, inventions, processes, technology, designs, the financial data, strategic business plans or any proprietary or confidential information, documents or materials in any form or media.

(h)“Disability” means “Disability” as such term may be defined in any employment agreement in effect at the time of termination of employment between you and Laureate or any of its Subsidiaries, or, if there is no such employment agreement or such term is not defined therein, “Disability” shall mean a total and permanent disability as defined in the long-term disability plan of Laureate or the Subsidiary, as applicable, with which you are employed on the date as of which the existence of a Disability is to be determined.

(i)“Eligible Individual”shallmean an officer or employee of, and other individual, including a non-employee director, who is a natural person providing bona fide services to or for, Laureate or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that such services are not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction and do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for Laureate’s securities.

(j)“Fiscal Year” means the twelve-month period ending December 31 of any given calendar year.

(k)“Grant Date” means the effective date of a grant of PSUs made to you as set forth in the Notice.

(l)“Notice” means the statement, letter or other written notification provided to you by the Company setting forth the terms of a grant of PSUs made to you.

(m)“Revenue” for any Fiscal Year will mean the Company’s Revenue results from continuing operations for such Fiscal Year.

(n)“Total Enrollment” for any Fiscal Year will mean the Company’s continuing student enrollments, new student enrollments and enrollments from acquisitions, offset by graduations, attrition and enrollment decreases due to dispositions.

(o)“You” or “Your” means the recipient of the PSUs as reflected on the applicable Notice. Whenever the word “you” or “your” is used in any provision of this Agreement under circumstances where the provision should logically be construed, as determined by the Administrator, to apply to the estate, personal representative, or beneficiary to whom the PSUs may be transferred by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, the words “you” and “your” shall be deemed to include such person.

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Exhibit A

EXAMPLE OF VESTING OF PSUS BASED ON ACHIEVEMENT OF PERFORMANCE GOALS (for illustrative purposes only): Assume the Grantee is granted 3,000 PSUs in total. For the [Year of Grant] Fiscal Year, 1,000 PSUs are eligible to vest, 500 of which shall be based on achievement of the Adjusted EBITDA Margin performance goal and 500 of which shall be based on achievement of the Total Enrollment performance goal.

•If the Company's Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Total Enrollment for the [Year of Grant] Fiscal Year both are less than the Threshold performance level, none of the 1,000 PSUs eligible to vest will vest and all 1,000 PSUs eligible to vest in Fiscal Year [Year of Grant] will be forfeited.

•If the Company's Adjusted EBITDA Margin for the [Year of Grant] Fiscal Year is at the mid-point between the Threshold and Target performance levels but the Company's Total Enrollment is less than the Threshold performance level, 375 of the 1,000 PSUs eligible to vest will vest and the remaining 625 PSUs eligible to vest in Fiscal Year [Year of Grant] will be forfeited.

•If the Company's Adjusted EBITDA Margin for the [Year of Grant] Fiscal Year equals or exceeds the Target performance level and the Company's Total Enrollment for the [Year of Grant] Fiscal Year is at the mid-point between the Threshold and Target performance levels, 875 of the 1,000 PSUs eligible to vest will vest and the remaining 125 PSUs eligible to vest in Fiscal Year [Year of Grant] will be forfeited.

•If the Company's Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Total Enrollment for the [Year of Grant] Fiscal Year both equal or exceeds the Target performance levels, all of the 1,000 PSUs eligible to vest will vest and none of the PSUs eligible to vest in Fiscal Year [Year of Grant] will be forfeited.

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EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

Third Amendment to Independent Contractor and Consultant Agreement

This Third Amendment to Independent Contractor and Consultant Agreement (this "Amendment") is entered into as of March 1, 2023 (“Effective Date”), by and between Laureate Education, Inc. ("Client") and MC Consultoria and Assesoria Empresarial LTDA (“Consultant”), enrolled with the CNPJ under No. – 42.272.712/ 0001-00 ("Consultant"), of Alameda Rio Negro, 503-23o Andar-Sala 2313 B – Alphaville, Barueri/SP, Brasil, ZIP: 06454-000, and is subject to the following terms and conditions.

I. Background

Client and Consultant executed that certain Independent Contractor and Consultant Agreement dated as of May 28, 2021 (the “Original Consultant Agreement”, as amended by that certain Amendment to Independent Contractor and Consultant Agreement dated as of July 21, 2021 (the “First Amendment”), as further amended by that certain Second Amendment to Independent Contractor and Consultant Agreement dated as of March 1, 2022 (the “Second Amendment” and the Original Consultant Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment and Second Amendment, the “Consultant Agreement”) pursuant to which Client retained Consultant to provide the services as set forth in the Consultant Agreement.

Client and Consultant reviewed the consideration paid by Client to Consultant and have agreed to amend the consideration for the period commencing March 1, 2023 through February 28, 2024 in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Amendment.

II. .    Compensation during the Extended Term

a.Client and Consultant agree that for the services to be provided by Consultant to Client during the one-year period starting March 1, 2023, Client shall pay Consultant an Annual Base Fee of BRL 2,122,153.80, which shall be paid in twelve (12) equal monthly installments over a calendar year period, with each monthly installment being equal to BRL 176,846.15.Accordingly, to reflect the change in the Annual Base Fee, the section entitled “Annual Base Fee” in the table on Schedule A to the Original Consultant Agreement, as replaced by the section entitled “Annual Base Fee” set forth in Section II of the Second Amendment are deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

Annual Base Fee: BRL 2,122,153.80, which shall be paid in twelve (12) equal monthly installments over a calendar year period, with each monthly installment being equal to BRL 176,846.15. In addition, every December, the Consultant will receive one extra monthly fee, equivalent to 13th monthly. The 13th monthly payment shall be calculated based on the average of Annual Base Fee, Annual Bonus and any other cash consideration provided by Client to Consultant during such year, and in any event, calculated in accordance with applicable Brazil laws and regulations.

b.Further, Client and Consultant agree that for the services to be provided by Consultant to Client during the one-year period starting March 1, 2023, Client shall pay Consultant certain other benefits for Car Plan, Meal Vouchers and Life Insurance and such other benefits should be increased from the rates set forth in the Original Consultant Agreement.Accordingly, to reflect the changes in the amount of benefits for Car Plan, Meal Vouchers and Life Insurance, the sections entitled “Other Cash

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Exhibit 10.2

Benefits” and “Other Non-Cash Benefits” in the table on Schedule A to the Original Consultant Agreement are deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

Other Cash Benefits:	Car Plan: BRL 208,028.50, annually, with the payment to be made in July 2023.
	Meal Vouchers: BRL 18,346.74 annually
	Vacation Premium: 1/3 of Consultant’s monthly fee, to be paid when the Consultant is enjoying vacation. While Consultant is taking vacation days off, the monthly fee will continue to be paid. The monthly fee paid during vacation and the vacation premium shall be calculated based on the average of Annual Base Fee, Annual Bonus and any other cash consideration provided by Client to Consultant during such year, and in any event, calculated in accordance with applicable Brazil laws and regulations.
Other Non-cash Benefits:	Life Insurance: BRL 10,603.73 per month
	Health Insurance: BRL 15,541.32 per month
	Consultant shall be obligated to obtain insurance with third party providers at his own cost and expense and with coverages as determined by the Consultant for Consultant and his family. Client will provide subsidies for such insurance coverage to Consultant in the amounts set forth in this section.

III. Miscellaneous

Except as expressly set forth in this Amendment, the terms of the Consultant Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

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Exhibit 10.2

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the day and year first written above.

CONSULTANT                    LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC.

By: /s/ Marcelo Cardoso                By:     /s/ Adam Smith            

(signature)                        (signature)

Name: Marcelo Cardoso                Name:     Adam Smith                

(Print name)                    (Print name)

Title:     Title: Senior Vice President–People and Culture

Date:     3/20/2023                Date:     3/20/2023                

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Eilif Serck-Hanssen, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Laureate Education, Inc.;

2.    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.    The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)    Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision to ensure that material information related to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)    Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)    Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)    Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.    The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)    All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)    Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 4, 2023

/s/ Eilif Serck-Hanssen

Eilif Serck-Hanssen

President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Richard M. Buskirk, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Laureate Education, Inc.;

2.    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.    The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)    Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision to ensure that material information related to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)    Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)    Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)    Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)    All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)    Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 4, 2023

/s/ Richard M. Buskirk

Richard M. Buskirk

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-32

Exhibit 32

Certificate Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Laureate Education, Inc. on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2023, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of the undersigned officers of Laureate Education, Inc. does hereby certify, to the best of such officer’s knowledge and belief, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)    The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)    The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: May 4, 2023

/s/ Eilif Serck-Hanssen

Eilif Serck-Hanssen

President and Chief Executive Officer

/s/ Richard M. Buskirk

Richard M. Buskirk

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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	Mar. 31, 2023 shares
Cover [Abstract]
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Entity Registrant Name	Laureate Education, Inc.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	52-1492296
Entity Address, Address Line One	PMB 1158, 1000 Brickell Avenue, Suite 715,
Entity Address, City or Town	Miami,
Entity Address, State or Province	FL
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	33131
City Area Code	786
Local Phone Number	209-3368
Title of 12(b) Security	Common stock, par value $0.004 per share
Trading Symbol	LAUR
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
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Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 251,255	$ 209,563
Costs and expenses:
Direct costs	225,312	182,880
General and administrative expenses	10,314	17,505
Loss on impairment of assets	0	144
Operating income	15,629	9,034
Interest income	2,158	1,968
Interest expense	(5,952)	(3,731)
Other income (expense), net	261	(1,226)
Foreign currency exchange loss, net	(28,952)	(3,601)
Gain on disposal of subsidiaries, net	306	0
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in net (loss) income of affiliates	(16,550)	2,444
Income tax expense	(10,195)	(47,967)
Equity in net (loss) income of affiliates, net of tax	(3)	108
Loss from continuing operations	(26,748)	(45,415)
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax of $0 for both periods	(14)	735
Net loss	(26,762)	(44,680)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	155	469
Net loss attributable to Laureate Education, Inc.	$ (26,607)	$ (44,211)
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Loss from continuing operations, basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.17)	$ (0.25)
Loss from continuing operations, diluted (in dollars per share)	(0.17)	(0.25)
Income from discontinued operations, basic (in dollars per share)	0	0
Income from discontinued operations, diluted (in dollars per share)	0	0
Basic loss per share (in dollars per share)	(0.17)	(0.25)
Diluted loss per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.17)	$ (0.25)

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Consolidated Statements of Operations (Parenthetical) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Income Statement [Abstract]
Tax expense on income from discontinued operations	$ 0

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ (26,762)	$ (44,680)
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $0 for both periods	72,797	49,575
Minimum pension liability adjustment, net of tax of $0 for both periods	0	14
Total other comprehensive income	72,797	49,589
Comprehensive income	46,035	4,909
Net comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	149	467
Comprehensive income attributable to Laureate Education, Inc.	$ 46,184	$ 5,376

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Parenthetical) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Foreign currency translation adjustment, tax	$ 0	$ 0
Pension adjustment, tax	$ 0	$ 0

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Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 130,636	$ 85,167
Restricted cash	8,644	8,617
Receivables:
Accounts and notes receivable	120,261	133,105
Other receivables	16,743	9,486
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(62,120)	(61,882)
Receivables, net	74,884	80,709
Income tax receivable	34,868	32,261
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	30,356	19,445
Total current assets	279,388	226,199
Property and equipment:
Land	130,884	127,154
Buildings	361,540	348,931
Furniture, equipment and software	522,424	494,004
Leasehold improvements	125,155	117,820
Construction in-progress	13,805	11,871
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(615,057)	(576,373)
Property and equipment, net	538,751	523,407
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	397,310	389,565
Goodwill	618,471	583,493
Tradenames, net	159,454	151,645
Deferred costs, net	4,684	5,310
Deferred income taxes	55,622	51,941
Other assets	41,794	40,677
Total assets	2,095,474	1,972,237
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	32,848	42,842
Accrued expenses	58,366	50,563
Accrued compensation and benefits	73,058	85,215
Deferred revenue and student deposits	114,832	51,264
Current portion of operating leases	43,946	38,994
Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases	49,545	56,184
Income taxes payable	13,436	38,738
Other current liabilities	21,745	17,587
Total current liabilities	407,776	381,387
Long-term operating leases, less current portion	383,953	376,898
Long-term debt and finance leases, less current portion	214,979	175,929
Deferred compensation	10,524	10,379
Income taxes payable	128,517	131,301
Deferred income taxes	94,869	89,765
Other long-term liabilities	32,526	30,823
Total liabilities	1,273,144	1,196,482
Redeemable equity	1,398	1,398
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share – 50,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022	0	0
Common stock, par value $0.004 per share – 700,000 shares authorized, 230,948 shares issued and 157,174 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and 230,779 shares issued and 157,013 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2022	924	923
Additional paid-in capital	2,205,434	2,204,755
Retained earnings	12,637	39,244
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(369,633)	(442,424)
Treasury stock at cost (73,766 shares held at both March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022)	(1,026,272)	(1,026,272)
Total Laureate Education, Inc. stockholders' equity	823,090	776,226
Noncontrolling interests	(2,158)	(1,869)
Total stockholders' equity	820,932	774,357
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 2,095,474	$ 1,972,237

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Preferred stock, par or stated value per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock authorized (in shares)	50,000,000	50,000,000
Preferred stock issued (in shares)	0	0
Preferred stock outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par or stated value per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.004	$ 0.004
Common stock authorized (in shares)	700,000,000	700,000,000
Common stock issued (in shares)	230,948,000	230,779,000
Common stock outstanding (in shares)	157,174,000	157,013,000
Treasury stock (in shares)	73,766,000	73,766,000

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss	$ (26,762)	$ (44,680)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	16,721	14,365
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets	7,189	7,763
Loss on impairment of assets	0	144
Loss (gain) on sales and disposal of subsidiaries and property and equipment, net	1,524	(713)
Non-cash interest expense	245	234
Non-cash share-based compensation expense	1,124	2,762
Bad debt expense	2,788	(2,535)
Deferred income taxes	(607)	4,413
Unrealized foreign currency exchange loss (gain)	28,949	(753)
Non-cash loss from non-income tax contingencies	61	69
Other, net	3,724	1,563
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables	4,224	18,922
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(12,152)	(2,996)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(26,159)	(15,695)
Income tax receivable/payable, net	(32,663)	26,960
Deferred revenue and other liabilities	58,263	44,054
Net cash provided by operating activities	26,469	53,877
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of property and equipment	(5,833)	(1,211)
Expenditures for deferred costs	0	(44)
Receipts from sales of discontinued operations and property and equipment	254	9,193
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(5,579)	7,938
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of original issue discount	38,000	49,691
Payments on long-term debt	(15,227)	(58,890)
Payment of dividend equivalent rights for vested share-based awards	(2,318)	(3,490)
Payments to purchase noncontrolling interests	(123)	0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	1,423	11,496
Withholding of shares to satisfy tax withholding for vested stock awards and exercised stock options	(611)	(774)
Payments to repurchase common stock	0	(102,171)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	21,144	(104,138)
Effects of exchange rate changes on Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash	3,462	11,190
Net change in Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash	45,496	(31,133)
Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash at beginning of period	93,784	345,575
Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash at end of period	$ 139,280	$ 314,442

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Description of Business

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Description of Business

Description of Business

Laureate Education, Inc. and subsidiaries (hereinafter Laureate, we, us, our, or the Company) provide higher education programs and services to students through licensed universities and higher education institutions (institutions). Laureate's programs are provided through institutions that are campus-based and through electronically distributed educational programs (online). We are domiciled in Delaware as a public benefit corporation, a demonstration of our long-term commitment to our mission to benefit our students and society. The Company completed its initial public offering (IPO) on February 6, 2017, and its shares are listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “LAUR.”

The accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In our opinion, these financial statements include all adjustments considered necessary to present a fair statement of our consolidated results of operations, financial position and cash flows. Operating results for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. These unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with Laureate's audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 (the 2022 Form 10-K).

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Revenue

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Revenue

Revenue

Revenue Recognition

Laureate's revenues primarily consist of tuition and educational service revenues. We also generate other revenues from student fees and other education-related activities. These other revenues are less material to our overall financial results and have a tendency to trend with tuition revenues. Revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to our customers in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. These revenues are recognized net of scholarships and other discounts, refunds and waivers. Laureate's institutions have various billing and academic cycles.

We determine revenue recognition through the five-step model prescribed by ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as follows:

•Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer;

•Identification of the performance obligations in the contract;

•Determination of the transaction price;

•Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and

•Recognition of revenue when, or as, we satisfy a performance obligation.

We assess collectibility on a portfolio basis prior to recording revenue. Generally, students cannot re-enroll for the next academic session without satisfactory resolution of any past-due amounts. If a student withdraws from an institution, Laureate's obligation to issue a refund depends on the refund policy at that institution and the timing of the student's withdrawal. Generally, our refund obligations are reduced over the course of the academic term. We record refunds as a reduction of deferred revenue as applicable.

The following table shows the components of Revenues by reportable segment and as a percentage of total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:

	Mexico		Peru		Corporate(1)		Total
2023
Tuition and educational services	$	223,008	$	63,027	$	—	$	286,035	114	%
Other	34,694		11,073		59		45,826		18	%
Gross revenue	257,702		74,100		59		331,861		132	%
Less: Discounts / waivers / scholarships	(75,739)		(4,867)		—		(80,606)		(32)	%
Total	$	181,963	$	69,233	$	59	$	251,255	100	%
2022
Tuition and educational services	$	174,074	$	56,519	$	—	$	230,593	110	%
Other	28,616		13,387		1,610		43,613		21	%
Gross revenue	202,690		69,906		1,610		274,206		131	%
Less: Discounts / waivers / scholarships	(60,141)		(4,502)		—		(64,643)		(31)	%
Total	$	142,549	$	65,404	$	1,610	$	209,563	100	%

(1) Includes the elimination of inter-segment revenues.

Contract Balances

The timing of billings, cash collections and revenue recognition results in accounts receivable (contract assets) and Deferred revenue and student deposits (contract liabilities) on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. We have various billing and academic cycles and recognize student receivables when an academic session begins, although students generally enroll in courses prior to the start of the academic session. Receivables are recognized only to the extent that it is probable that we will collect substantially all of the consideration to which we are entitled in exchange for the goods and services that will be transferred to the student. We receive advance payments or deposits from our students before revenue is recognized, which are recorded as contract liabilities in deferred revenue and student deposits. Payment terms vary by university with some universities requiring payment in advance of the academic session and other universities allowing students to pay in installments over the term of the academic session.

All of our contract assets are considered accounts receivable and are included within the Accounts and notes receivable balance in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. Total accounts receivable from our contracts with students were $120,261 and $133,105 as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The decrease in the contract assets balance at March 31, 2023 compared to December 31, 2022 was primarily driven by collections, in particular the repayment of outstanding amounts by students re-enrolling for the next academic session. The first and third calendar quarters generally coincide with the primary and secondary intakes for our larger institutions. All contract asset amounts are classified as current.

Contract liabilities in the amount of $114,832 and $51,264 were included within the Deferred revenue and student deposits balance in the current liabilities section of the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The increase in the contract liability balance during the period ended March 31, 2023 was the result of semester billings and cash payments received in advance of satisfying performance obligations, partially offset by revenue recognized during that period. Revenue recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2023 that was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the year was approximately $36,400.

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Business and Geographic Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business and Geographic Segment Information

Business and Geographic Segment Information

Laureate’s educational services are offered through two reportable segments: Mexico and Peru. Laureate determines its segments based on information utilized by the chief operating decision maker to allocate resources and assess performance.

Our segments generate revenues by providing an education that emphasizes profession-oriented fields of study with undergraduate and graduate degrees in a wide range of disciplines. Our educational offerings utilize campus-based, online and hybrid (a combination of online and in-classroom) courses and programs to deliver their curriculum. The Mexico and Peru markets are characterized by what we believe is a significant imbalance between supply and demand. The demand for higher education is large and growing and is fueled by several demographic and economic factors, including a growing middle class, global growth in services and technology-related industries and recognition of the significant personal and economic benefits

gained by graduates of higher education institutions. The target demographics are primarily 18- to 24-year-olds in both countries in which we compete. We compete with other private higher education institutions on the basis of price, educational quality, reputation and location. We believe that we compare favorably with competitors because of our focus on quality, professional-oriented curriculum and the competitive advantages provided by our network. There are a number of private and public institutions in both countries in which we operate, and it is difficult to predict how the markets will evolve and how many competitors there will be in the future. We expect competition to increase as the Mexican and Peruvian markets mature. Essentially all of our revenues were generated from private pay sources as there are no material government-sponsored loan programs in Mexico or Peru. Specifics related to both of our reportable segments are discussed below.

In Mexico, the private sector plays a meaningful role in higher education, bridging supply and demand imbalances created by a lack of capacity at public universities. Laureate owns two nationally licensed institutions and is present throughout the country with a footprint of over 35 campuses. Students in our Mexican institutions typically finance their own education.

In Peru, private universities are increasingly providing the capacity to meet growing demand in the higher-education market. Laureate owns three institutions in Peru.

Inter-segment transactions are accounted for in a similar manner as third-party transactions and are eliminated in consolidation. The Corporate amounts presented in the following tables include corporate charges that were not allocated to our reportable segments and adjustments to eliminate inter-segment items.

We evaluate segment performance based on Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP performance measure defined as Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliates, adding back the following items: Gain on disposal of subsidiaries, net, Foreign currency exchange loss, net, Other income (expense), net, Interest expense, Interest income, Depreciation and amortization expense, Loss on impairment of assets, Share-based compensation expense and expenses related to our Excellence-in-Process (EiP) initiative. Our EiP initiative was completed as of December 31, 2021, except for certain EiP expenses related to the completion of programs that began in prior periods. EiP was an enterprise-wide initiative to optimize and standardize Laureate’s processes, creating vertical integration of procurement, information technology, finance, accounting and human resources. It included the establishment of regional shared services organizations (SSOs), as well as improvements to the Company's system of internal controls over financial reporting. The EiP initiative also included other back- and mid-office areas, as well as certain student-facing activities, expenses associated with streamlining the organizational structure, an enterprise-wide program aimed at revenue growth, and certain non-recurring costs that were incurred in connection with previous dispositions.

Adjusted EBITDA is a key measure used by our management and Board of Directors to understand and evaluate our core operating performance and trends, to prepare and approve our annual budget and to develop short- and long-term operational plans. In particular, the exclusion of certain expenses in calculating Adjusted EBITDA can provide a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of our core business. Additionally, Adjusted EBITDA is a key financial measure used by the compensation committee of our Board of Directors and our Chief Executive Officer in connection with the payment of incentive compensation to our executive officers and other members of our management team. Accordingly, we believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as our management and Board of Directors. We use total assets as the measure of assets for reportable segments.

The following tables provide financial information for our reportable segments, including a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to (Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliates, as reported in the Consolidated Statements of Operations:

For the three months ended March 31,	2023		2022
Revenues
Mexico	$	181,963	$	142,549
Peru	69,233		65,404
Corporate	59		1,610
Total Revenues	$	251,255	$	209,563
Adjusted EBITDA of reportable segments
Mexico	$	48,946	$	36,951
Peru	(6,455)		3,829
Total Adjusted EBITDA of reportable segments	42,491		40,780
Reconciling items:
Corporate	(9,017)		(13,625)
Depreciation and amortization expense	(16,721)		(14,365)
Loss on impairment of assets	—		(144)
Share-based compensation expense	(1,124)		(2,762)
EiP expenses	—		(850)
Operating income	15,629		9,034
Interest income	2,158		1,968
Interest expense	(5,952)		(3,731)
Other income (expense), net	261		(1,226)
Foreign currency loss, net	(28,952)		(3,601)
Gain on disposal of subsidiaries, net	306		—
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliates	$	(16,550)	$	2,444

	March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Assets
Mexico	$	1,324,038	$	1,220,630
Peru	545,468		536,141
Corporate	225,968		215,466
Total assets	$	2,095,474	$	1,972,237

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Goodwill

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill

Goodwill

The change in the net carrying amount of Goodwill from December 31, 2022 through March 31, 2023 was composed of the following items:

	Mexico		Peru		Total
Balance at December 31, 2022	$	512,990	$	70,503	$	583,493
Currency translation adjustments	34,015		963		34,978
Balance at March 31, 2023	$	547,005	$	71,466	$	618,471

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Debt

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt

Debt

Outstanding long-term debt was as follows:

	March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Senior long-term debt:
Senior Secured Credit Facility (stated maturity date October 2024)	$	138,000	$	100,000
Other debt:
Lines of credit	8,650		13,778
Notes payable and other debt	66,758		72,209
Total senior and other debt	213,408		185,987
Finance lease obligations and sale-leaseback financings	52,798		48,186
Total long-term debt and finance leases	266,206		234,173
Less: total unamortized deferred financing costs	1,682		2,060
Less: current portion of long-term debt and finance leases	49,545		56,184
Long-term debt and finance leases, less current portion	$	214,979	$	175,929

Senior Secured Credit Facility

Under our Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the Third A&R Credit Agreement), the Company maintains a revolving credit facility (the Senior Secured Credit Facility) that has a borrowing capacity of $410,000 and a maturity date of October 7, 2024. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Senior Secured Credit Facility had a total outstanding balance of $138,000 and $100,000, respectively.

Estimated Fair Value of Debt

As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the estimated fair value of our debt approximated its carrying value.

Certain Covenants

As of March 31, 2023, our Third A&R Credit Agreement contained certain negative covenants including, among others: (1) limitations on additional indebtedness; (2) limitations on dividends; (3) limitations on asset sales, including the sale of ownership interests in subsidiaries and sale-leaseback transactions; and (4) limitations on liens, guarantees, loans or investments. The Third A&R Credit Agreement provides, solely with respect to the revolving credit facility, that the Company shall not permit its Consolidated Senior Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA ratio, as defined in the Third A&R Credit Agreement, to exceed 3.50x as of the last day of each quarter commencing with the quarter ending December 31, 2019 and thereafter. The agreement also provides that if (i) the Company’s Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA ratio, as defined in the Third A&R Credit Agreement, is not greater than 4.75x as of such date and (ii) less than 25% of the revolving credit facility is utilized as of that date, then such financial covenant shall not apply. As of March 31, 2023, more than 25% of the revolving credit facility was utilized and we were in compliance with the leverage ratio covenant. In addition, indebtedness at some of our locations contain financial maintenance covenants. We were in compliance with these covenants as of March 31, 2023.

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Leases

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Leases [Abstract]

Leases

Leases

Laureate conducts a significant portion of its operations at leased facilities, including many of Laureate's higher education facilities and other office locations. In accordance with ASC Topic 842, “Leases,” Laureate analyzes each lease agreement to determine whether it should be classified as a finance lease or an operating lease.

Finance Leases

Our finance lease agreements are for property and equipment. The lease assets are included within buildings as well as furniture, equipment and software, and the related lease liability is included within debt and finance leases on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Operating Leases

Our operating lease agreements are primarily for real estate space and are included within operating lease right-of-use (ROU) assets and operating lease liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The terms of our operating leases vary and generally contain renewal options. Certain of these operating leases provide for increasing rent over the term of the lease. Laureate also leases certain equipment under noncancellable operating leases, which are typically for terms of 60 months or less.

ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term, and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date of the lease based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Our variable lease payments consist of non-lease services related to the lease. Variable lease payments are excluded from the ROU assets and lease liabilities and are recognized in the period in which the obligation for those payments is incurred. As most of our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. Many of our lease agreements include options to extend the lease, which we do not include in our minimum lease terms unless they are reasonably certain to be exercised. Rental expense for lease payments related to operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. On occasion, Laureate has entered into sublease agreements for certain leased office space; however, the sublease income from these agreements is immaterial.

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Commitments and Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

Loss Contingencies

Laureate is subject to legal actions arising in the ordinary course of its business. In management's opinion, we have adequate legal defenses, insurance coverage and/or accrued liabilities with respect to the eventuality of such actions. We do not believe that any settlement would have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Income Tax Contingencies

As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, Laureate had recorded cumulative liabilities for income tax contingencies of $127,568 and $130,323, respectively.

Non-Income Tax Loss Contingencies

Laureate has accrued liabilities for certain civil actions against our institutions, a portion of which existed prior to our acquisition of these entities. Laureate intends to vigorously defend against these matters. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, approximately $12,500 and $11,400, respectively, of loss contingencies were included in Other long-term liabilities and Other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

We have also identified certain loss contingencies that we have assessed as being reasonably possible of loss, but not probable of loss, and could have an adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations if the outcomes are unfavorable. In the aggregate, we estimate that the reasonably possible loss for these unrecorded contingencies could be up to approximately $16,600 if the outcomes were unfavorable.

Guarantees

In connection with a loan agreement entered into by a Laureate subsidiary in Peru, all of the shares of Universidad Privada del Norte, one of our universities, were pledged to the third-party lender as a guarantee of the payment obligations under the loan.

During the first quarter of 2021, one of our Peruvian institutions issued a bank guarantee in order to appeal a preliminary tax assessment received related to tax audits of 2014 and 2015. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the amount of the guarantee was $7,172 and $7,076, respectively.

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Stockholders' Equity

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

Stockholders’ Equity

The components of net changes in stockholders’ equity for the three months ended March 31, 2023 are as follows:

	Laureate Education, Inc. Stockholders
	Common stock			Additional paid-in capital		Retained earnings		Accumulated other comprehensive loss		Treasury stock at cost		Non-controlling interests		Total stockholders’ equity
	Shares	Amount
Balance at December 31, 2022	157,013	$	923	$	2,204,755	$	39,244	$	(442,424)	$	(1,026,272)	$	(1,869)	$	774,357
Non-cash share-based compensation	—	—		1,124		—		—		—		—		1,124
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units, net of shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding	161	1		(448)		—		—		—		—		(447)
Equitable adjustments to stock-based awards	—	—		(13)		—		—		—		—		(13)
Change in noncontrolling interests	—	—		16		—		—		—		(140)		(124)
Net loss	—	—		—		(26,607)		—		—		(155)		(26,762)
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $0	—	—		—		—		72,791		—		6		72,797
Balance at March 31, 2023	157,174	$	924	$	2,205,434	$	12,637	$	(369,633)	$	(1,026,272)	$	(2,158)	$	820,932

The components of net changes in stockholders’ equity for the three months ended March 31, 2022 are as follows:

	Laureate Education, Inc. Stockholders
	Common stock			Additional paid-in capital		Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)		Accumulated other comprehensive loss		Treasury stock at cost		Non-controlling interests		Total stockholders’ equity
	Shares	Amount
Balance at December 31, 2021	180,611	$	915	$	2,388,783	$	15,523	$	(520,204)	$	(744,174)	$	(1,285)	$	1,139,558
Non-cash share-based compensation	—	—		2,762		—		—		—		—		2,762
Purchase of treasury stock at cost	(9,485)	—		—		—		—		(112,874)		—		(112,874)
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units, net of shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding	1,379	6		10,716		—		—		—		—		10,722
Equitable adjustments to stock-based awards	—	—		(189)		—		—		—		—		(189)
Net loss	—	—		—		(44,211)		—		—		(469)		(44,680)
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $0	—	—		—		—		49,573		—		2		49,575
Minimum pension liability adjustment, net of tax of $0	—	—		—		—		14		—		—		14
Balance at March 31, 2022	172,505	$	921	$	2,402,072	$	(28,688)	$	(470,617)	$	(857,048)	$	(1,752)	$	1,044,888

Share-based Compensation Expense

During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded share-based compensation expense for restricted stock unit awards of $1,124 and $2,762, respectively.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) in our Consolidated Balance Sheets includes the accumulated translation adjustments arising from translation of foreign subsidiaries’ financial statements, the unrealized gain on a derivative designated as an effective net investment hedge, and the accumulated net gains or losses that are not recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost for our minimum pension liability. The AOCI related to the net investment hedge will be deferred from earnings until the sale or liquidation of the hedged investee. The components of these balances were as follows:

	March 31, 2023						December 31, 2022
	Laureate Education, Inc.		Noncontrolling Interests		Total		Laureate Education, Inc.		Noncontrolling Interests		Total
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(379,461)	$	965	$	(378,496)	$	(452,252)	$	959	$	(451,293)
Unrealized gain on derivatives	10,416		—		10,416		10,416		—		10,416
Minimum pension liability adjustment	(588)		—		(588)		(588)		—		(588)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(369,633)	$	965	$	(368,668)	$	(442,424)	$	959	$	(441,465)

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Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

Laureate's income tax provisions for all periods consist of federal, state and foreign income taxes. The tax provisions for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 are based on estimated full-year effective tax rates, adjusted for discrete income tax items related specifically to the interim periods. Laureate has operations in multiple countries at various statutory tax rates and other operations that are loss-making entities for which it is not more likely than not that a tax benefit will be realized on the loss.

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company recognized income tax expense of $10,195, as compared to $47,967 in the prior year period.

Income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was attributable to pretax income, the jurisdictional mix of earnings, and pretax losses for which the Company cannot recognize a tax benefit. In addition, the Company benefited from changes in reserves for uncertain tax positions.

Income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was primarily driven by discrete tax expense of approximately $32,500 that was recorded for income tax reserves related to the application of the high-tax exception to global intangible low-taxed income. In addition, income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was attributable to pretax income, the jurisdictional mix of earnings and pretax losses for which the Company cannot recognize a tax benefit, and the tax effect of stock options that expired unexercised.

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Earnings (Loss) Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Laureate computes basic earnings per share (EPS) by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the reporting period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that would occur if share-based compensation awards were exercised or converted into common stock. To calculate the diluted EPS, the basic weighted average number of shares is increased by the dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock units, and any other share-based compensation arrangements determined using the treasury stock method.

The following table summarizes the computations of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:

For the three months ended March 31,	2023		2022
Numerator used in basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share for continuing operations:
Loss from continuing operations	$	(26,748)	$	(45,415)
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	155		469
Net loss from continuing operations for basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share	$	(26,593)	$	(44,946)
Numerator used in basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share for discontinued operations:
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations for basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share	$	(14)	$	735
Denominator used in basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share:
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding	157,197		177,995
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Loss from continuing operations	$	(0.17)	$	(0.25)
Income from discontinued operations	—		—
Basic and diluted loss per share	$	(0.17)	$	(0.25)

The following table summarizes the number of stock options and restricted stock units that were excluded from the diluted EPS calculations because the effect would have been antidilutive:

For the three months ended March 31,	2023	2022
Stock options	551	1,644
Restricted stock units	692	698

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Legal and Regulatory Matters

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Legal and Regulatory Matters

Legal and Regulatory Matters

Laureate is subject to legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. In management’s opinion, we have adequate legal defenses, insurance coverage, and/or accrued liabilities with respect to the eventuality of these actions. Management believes that any settlement would not have a material impact on Laureate’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

Our institutions are subject to uncertain and varying laws and regulations, and any changes to these laws or regulations or their application to us may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Except as set forth below, there have been no material changes to the laws and regulations affecting our higher education institutions that are described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Peru Regulation

Superintendencia Nacional de Educación Superior Universitaria (“SUNEDU”), the regulatory agency that supervises university standards and quality in Peru, is currently reviewing all regulations applicable to universities, with new regulations expected to be announced during 2023. This follows the appointment of new members to the board of SUNEDU in the first quarter of 2023 in connection with the implementation of the July 2022 law that modified SUNEDU’s board representation and authority.

On March 30, 2023, Cibertec, the Company’s technical-vocational institute, was granted a higher education colleges license for a six-year period. This license will now allow Cibertec to offer four-year programs for professional bachelor degrees.

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Supplemental Cash Flow Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Reconciliation of Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the Consolidated Balance Sheets, as well as the March 31, 2022 balance. The March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022 balances sum to the amounts shown in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:

	March 31, 2023		March 31, 2022		December 31, 2022
Cash and cash equivalents	$	130,636	$	293,835	$	85,167
Restricted cash	8,644		20,607		8,617
Total Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash shown in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	$	139,280	$	314,442	$	93,784

Restricted cash represents cash that is not immediately available for use in current operations.

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Description of Business (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Accounting

The accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In our opinion, these financial statements include all adjustments considered necessary to present a fair statement of our consolidated results of operations, financial position and cash flows. Operating results for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. These unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with Laureate's audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 (the 2022 Form 10-K).

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition

Laureate's revenues primarily consist of tuition and educational service revenues. We also generate other revenues from student fees and other education-related activities. These other revenues are less material to our overall financial results and have a tendency to trend with tuition revenues. Revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to our customers in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. These revenues are recognized net of scholarships and other discounts, refunds and waivers. Laureate's institutions have various billing and academic cycles.

We determine revenue recognition through the five-step model prescribed by ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as follows:

•Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer;

•Identification of the performance obligations in the contract;

•Determination of the transaction price;

•Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and

•Recognition of revenue when, or as, we satisfy a performance obligation.

We assess collectibility on a portfolio basis prior to recording revenue. Generally, students cannot re-enroll for the next academic session without satisfactory resolution of any past-due amounts. If a student withdraws from an institution, Laureate's obligation to issue a refund depends on the refund policy at that institution and the timing of the student's withdrawal. Generally, our refund obligations are reduced over the course of the academic term. We record refunds as a reduction of deferred revenue as applicable.

Contract Balances The timing of billings, cash collections and revenue recognition results in accounts receivable (contract assets) and Deferred revenue and student deposits (contract liabilities) on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. We have various billing and academic cycles and recognize student receivables when an academic session begins, although students generally enroll in courses prior to the start of the academic session. Receivables are recognized only to the extent that it is probable that we will collect substantially all of the consideration to which we are entitled in exchange for the goods and services that will be transferred to the student. We receive advance payments or deposits from our students before revenue is recognized, which are recorded as contract liabilities in deferred revenue and student deposits. Payment terms vary by university with some universities requiring payment in advance of the academic session and other universities allowing students to pay in installments over the term of the academic session.

Business and Geographic Segment Information

Laureate’s educational services are offered through two reportable segments: Mexico and Peru. Laureate determines its segments based on information utilized by the chief operating decision maker to allocate resources and assess performance.

Our segments generate revenues by providing an education that emphasizes profession-oriented fields of study with undergraduate and graduate degrees in a wide range of disciplines. Our educational offerings utilize campus-based, online and hybrid (a combination of online and in-classroom) courses and programs to deliver their curriculum. The Mexico and Peru markets are characterized by what we believe is a significant imbalance between supply and demand. The demand for higher education is large and growing and is fueled by several demographic and economic factors, including a growing middle class, global growth in services and technology-related industries and recognition of the significant personal and economic benefits

gained by graduates of higher education institutions. The target demographics are primarily 18- to 24-year-olds in both countries in which we compete. We compete with other private higher education institutions on the basis of price, educational quality, reputation and location. We believe that we compare favorably with competitors because of our focus on quality, professional-oriented curriculum and the competitive advantages provided by our network. There are a number of private and public institutions in both countries in which we operate, and it is difficult to predict how the markets will evolve and how many competitors there will be in the future. We expect competition to increase as the Mexican and Peruvian markets mature. Essentially all of our revenues were generated from private pay sources as there are no material government-sponsored loan programs in Mexico or Peru. Specifics related to both of our reportable segments are discussed below.

In Mexico, the private sector plays a meaningful role in higher education, bridging supply and demand imbalances created by a lack of capacity at public universities. Laureate owns two nationally licensed institutions and is present throughout the country with a footprint of over 35 campuses. Students in our Mexican institutions typically finance their own education.

In Peru, private universities are increasingly providing the capacity to meet growing demand in the higher-education market. Laureate owns three institutions in Peru.

Inter-segment transactions are accounted for in a similar manner as third-party transactions and are eliminated in consolidation. The Corporate amounts presented in the following tables include corporate charges that were not allocated to our reportable segments and adjustments to eliminate inter-segment items.

We evaluate segment performance based on Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP performance measure defined as Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliates, adding back the following items: Gain on disposal of subsidiaries, net, Foreign currency exchange loss, net, Other income (expense), net, Interest expense, Interest income, Depreciation and amortization expense, Loss on impairment of assets, Share-based compensation expense and expenses related to our Excellence-in-Process (EiP) initiative. Our EiP initiative was completed as of December 31, 2021, except for certain EiP expenses related to the completion of programs that began in prior periods. EiP was an enterprise-wide initiative to optimize and standardize Laureate’s processes, creating vertical integration of procurement, information technology, finance, accounting and human resources. It included the establishment of regional shared services organizations (SSOs), as well as improvements to the Company's system of internal controls over financial reporting. The EiP initiative also included other back- and mid-office areas, as well as certain student-facing activities, expenses associated with streamlining the organizational structure, an enterprise-wide program aimed at revenue growth, and certain non-recurring costs that were incurred in connection with previous dispositions.

Adjusted EBITDA is a key measure used by our management and Board of Directors to understand and evaluate our core operating performance and trends, to prepare and approve our annual budget and to develop short- and long-term operational plans. In particular, the exclusion of certain expenses in calculating Adjusted EBITDA can provide a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of our core business. Additionally, Adjusted EBITDA is a key financial measure used by the compensation committee of our Board of Directors and our Chief Executive Officer in connection with the payment of incentive compensation to our executive officers and other members of our management team. Accordingly, we believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as our management and Board of Directors. We use total assets as the measure of assets for reportable segments.

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Laureate computes basic earnings per share (EPS) by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the reporting period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that would occur if share-based compensation awards were exercised or converted into common stock. To calculate the diluted EPS, the basic weighted average number of shares is increased by the dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock units, and any other share-based compensation arrangements determined using the treasury stock method.

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Revenue (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Schedule of revenue by segment

The following table shows the components of Revenues by reportable segment and as a percentage of total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:

	Mexico		Peru		Corporate(1)		Total
2023
Tuition and educational services	$	223,008	$	63,027	$	—	$	286,035	114	%
Other	34,694		11,073		59		45,826		18	%
Gross revenue	257,702		74,100		59		331,861		132	%
Less: Discounts / waivers / scholarships	(75,739)		(4,867)		—		(80,606)		(32)	%
Total	$	181,963	$	69,233	$	59	$	251,255	100	%
2022
Tuition and educational services	$	174,074	$	56,519	$	—	$	230,593	110	%
Other	28,616		13,387		1,610		43,613		21	%
Gross revenue	202,690		69,906		1,610		274,206		131	%
Less: Discounts / waivers / scholarships	(60,141)		(4,502)		—		(64,643)		(31)	%
Total	$	142,549	$	65,404	$	1,610	$	209,563	100	%

(1) Includes the elimination of inter-segment revenues.

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Business and Geographic Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of segment financial information

The following tables provide financial information for our reportable segments, including a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to (Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliates, as reported in the Consolidated Statements of Operations:

For the three months ended March 31,	2023		2022
Revenues
Mexico	$	181,963	$	142,549
Peru	69,233		65,404
Corporate	59		1,610
Total Revenues	$	251,255	$	209,563
Adjusted EBITDA of reportable segments
Mexico	$	48,946	$	36,951
Peru	(6,455)		3,829
Total Adjusted EBITDA of reportable segments	42,491		40,780
Reconciling items:
Corporate	(9,017)		(13,625)
Depreciation and amortization expense	(16,721)		(14,365)
Loss on impairment of assets	—		(144)
Share-based compensation expense	(1,124)		(2,762)
EiP expenses	—		(850)
Operating income	15,629		9,034
Interest income	2,158		1,968
Interest expense	(5,952)		(3,731)
Other income (expense), net	261		(1,226)
Foreign currency loss, net	(28,952)		(3,601)
Gain on disposal of subsidiaries, net	306		—
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliates	$	(16,550)	$	2,444

Schedule of long-lived assets by geographic areas

	March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Assets
Mexico	$	1,324,038	$	1,220,630
Peru	545,468		536,141
Corporate	225,968		215,466
Total assets	$	2,095,474	$	1,972,237

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Goodwill (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of change in the net carrying amount of goodwill

The change in the net carrying amount of Goodwill from December 31, 2022 through March 31, 2023 was composed of the following items:

	Mexico		Peru		Total
Balance at December 31, 2022	$	512,990	$	70,503	$	583,493
Currency translation adjustments	34,015		963		34,978
Balance at March 31, 2023	$	547,005	$	71,466	$	618,471

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Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of outstanding long-term debt outstanding

Outstanding long-term debt was as follows:

	March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Senior long-term debt:
Senior Secured Credit Facility (stated maturity date October 2024)	$	138,000	$	100,000
Other debt:
Lines of credit	8,650		13,778
Notes payable and other debt	66,758		72,209
Total senior and other debt	213,408		185,987
Finance lease obligations and sale-leaseback financings	52,798		48,186
Total long-term debt and finance leases	266,206		234,173
Less: total unamortized deferred financing costs	1,682		2,060
Less: current portion of long-term debt and finance leases	49,545		56,184
Long-term debt and finance leases, less current portion	$	214,979	$	175,929

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Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Equity [Abstract]

Components of net changes in stockholders' equity

The components of net changes in stockholders’ equity for the three months ended March 31, 2023 are as follows:

	Laureate Education, Inc. Stockholders
	Common stock			Additional paid-in capital		Retained earnings		Accumulated other comprehensive loss		Treasury stock at cost		Non-controlling interests		Total stockholders’ equity
	Shares	Amount
Balance at December 31, 2022	157,013	$	923	$	2,204,755	$	39,244	$	(442,424)	$	(1,026,272)	$	(1,869)	$	774,357
Non-cash share-based compensation	—	—		1,124		—		—		—		—		1,124
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units, net of shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding	161	1		(448)		—		—		—		—		(447)
Equitable adjustments to stock-based awards	—	—		(13)		—		—		—		—		(13)
Change in noncontrolling interests	—	—		16		—		—		—		(140)		(124)
Net loss	—	—		—		(26,607)		—		—		(155)		(26,762)
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $0	—	—		—		—		72,791		—		6		72,797
Balance at March 31, 2023	157,174	$	924	$	2,205,434	$	12,637	$	(369,633)	$	(1,026,272)	$	(2,158)	$	820,932

The components of net changes in stockholders’ equity for the three months ended March 31, 2022 are as follows:

	Laureate Education, Inc. Stockholders
	Common stock			Additional paid-in capital		Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)		Accumulated other comprehensive loss		Treasury stock at cost		Non-controlling interests		Total stockholders’ equity
	Shares	Amount
Balance at December 31, 2021	180,611	$	915	$	2,388,783	$	15,523	$	(520,204)	$	(744,174)	$	(1,285)	$	1,139,558
Non-cash share-based compensation	—	—		2,762		—		—		—		—		2,762
Purchase of treasury stock at cost	(9,485)	—		—		—		—		(112,874)		—		(112,874)
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units, net of shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding	1,379	6		10,716		—		—		—		—		10,722
Equitable adjustments to stock-based awards	—	—		(189)		—		—		—		—		(189)
Net loss	—	—		—		(44,211)		—		—		(469)		(44,680)
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $0	—	—		—		—		49,573		—		2		49,575
Minimum pension liability adjustment, net of tax of $0	—	—		—		—		14		—		—		14
Balance at March 31, 2022	172,505	$	921	$	2,402,072	$	(28,688)	$	(470,617)	$	(857,048)	$	(1,752)	$	1,044,888

Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

The components of these balances were as follows:

	March 31, 2023						December 31, 2022
	Laureate Education, Inc.		Noncontrolling Interests		Total		Laureate Education, Inc.		Noncontrolling Interests		Total
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(379,461)	$	965	$	(378,496)	$	(452,252)	$	959	$	(451,293)
Unrealized gain on derivatives	10,416		—		10,416		10,416		—		10,416
Minimum pension liability adjustment	(588)		—		(588)		(588)		—		(588)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(369,633)	$	965	$	(368,668)	$	(442,424)	$	959	$	(441,465)

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Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of earnings per share, basic and diluted

For the three months ended March 31,	2023		2022
Numerator used in basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share for continuing operations:
Loss from continuing operations	$	(26,748)	$	(45,415)
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	155		469
Net loss from continuing operations for basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share	$	(26,593)	$	(44,946)
Numerator used in basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share for discontinued operations:
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations for basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share	$	(14)	$	735
Denominator used in basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share:
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding	157,197		177,995
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Loss from continuing operations	$	(0.17)	$	(0.25)
Income from discontinued operations	—		—
Basic and diluted loss per share	$	(0.17)	$	(0.25)

Schedule of antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share

The following table summarizes the number of stock options and restricted stock units that were excluded from the diluted EPS calculations because the effect would have been antidilutive:

For the three months ended March 31,	2023	2022
Stock options	551	1,644
Restricted stock units	692	698

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Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Schedule of cash and cash equivalents

The March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022 balances sum to the amounts shown in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:

	March 31, 2023		March 31, 2022		December 31, 2022
Cash and cash equivalents	$	130,636	$	293,835	$	85,167
Restricted cash	8,644		20,607		8,617
Total Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash shown in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	$	139,280	$	314,442	$	93,784

Schedule of restricted cash

The March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022 balances sum to the amounts shown in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:

	March 31, 2023		March 31, 2022		December 31, 2022
Cash and cash equivalents	$	130,636	$	293,835	$	85,167
Restricted cash	8,644		20,607		8,617
Total Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash shown in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	$	139,280	$	314,442	$	93,784

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Revenue - Schedule of Components (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 251,255	$ 209,563
Percent of net revenues	100.00%	100.00%
Tuition and educational services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 286,035	$ 230,593
Percent of net revenues	114.00%	110.00%
Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 45,826	$ 43,613
Percent of net revenues	18.00%	21.00%
Gross revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 331,861	$ 274,206
Percent of net revenues	132.00%	131.00%
Less: Discounts / waivers / scholarships
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 80,606	$ 64,643
Percent of net revenues	(32.00%)	(31.00%)
Operating Segments | Mexico
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 181,963	$ 142,549
Operating Segments | Mexico | Tuition and educational services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	223,008	174,074
Operating Segments | Mexico | Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	34,694	28,616
Operating Segments | Mexico | Gross revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	257,702	202,690
Operating Segments | Mexico | Less: Discounts / waivers / scholarships
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	75,739	60,141
Operating Segments | Peru
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	69,233	65,404
Operating Segments | Peru | Tuition and educational services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	63,027	56,519
Operating Segments | Peru | Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	11,073	13,387
Operating Segments | Peru | Gross revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	74,100	69,906
Operating Segments | Peru | Less: Discounts / waivers / scholarships
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	4,867	4,502
Corporate
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	59	1,610
Corporate | Tuition and educational services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	0	0
Corporate | Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	59	1,610
Corporate | Gross revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	59	1,610
Corporate | Less: Discounts / waivers / scholarships
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 0	$ 0

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Revenue - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Accounts and notes receivable	$ 120,261	$ 133,105
Deferred revenue and student deposits, current	114,832	$ 51,264
Revenue recognized	$ 36,400

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Business and Geographic Segment Information - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023 educationalInstitution segment campus
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of operating segments (segment) | segment	2
Mexico
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of postsecondary educational institutions (educational institution)	2
Number of campuses of postsecondary educational institutions (more than) (campus) | campus	35
Peru
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of postsecondary educational institutions (educational institution)	3

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Business and Geographic Segment Information - Schedule of Segment Financial Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 251,255	$ 209,563
Reconciling items:
Loss on impairment of assets	0	(144)
Operating income	15,629	9,034
Interest income	2,158	1,968
Interest expense	(5,952)	(3,731)
Other income, net	261	(1,226)
Foreign currency exchange loss, net	(28,952)	(3,601)
Gain on disposal of subsidiaries, net	306	0
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliates	(16,550)	2,444
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Adjusted EBITDA of reportable segments	42,491	40,780
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	59	1,610
Segment Reconciling Items
Reconciling items:
Corporate	(9,017)	(13,625)
Depreciation and amortization expense	(16,721)	(14,365)
Loss on impairment of assets	0	(144)
Share-based compensation expense	(1,124)	(2,762)
EiP expenses	0	(850)
Operating income	15,629	9,034
Interest income	2,158	1,968
Interest expense	(5,952)	(3,731)
Other income, net	261	(1,226)
Foreign currency exchange loss, net	(28,952)	(3,601)
Gain on disposal of subsidiaries, net	306	0
Mexico | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	181,963	142,549
Adjusted EBITDA of reportable segments	48,946	36,951
Peru | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	69,233	65,404
Adjusted EBITDA of reportable segments	$ (6,455)	$ 3,829

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Business and Geographic Segment Information - Schedule of Assets by Geographic Areas (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	$ 2,095,474	$ 1,972,237
Operating Segments | Mexico
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	1,324,038	1,220,630
Operating Segments | Peru
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	545,468	536,141
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	$ 225,968	$ 215,466

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Goodwill (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance at December 31, 2022	$ 583,493
Currency translation adjustments	34,978
Balance at March 31, 2023	618,471
Mexico
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance at December 31, 2022	512,990
Currency translation adjustments	34,015
Balance at March 31, 2023	547,005
Peru
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance at December 31, 2022	70,503
Currency translation adjustments	963
Balance at March 31, 2023	$ 71,466

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Debt - Schedule of Outstanding Long-term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Finance lease obligations and sale-leaseback financings	$ 52,798	$ 48,186
Total long-term debt and finance leases	266,206	234,173
Less: total unamortized deferred financing costs	1,682	2,060
Less: current portion of long-term debt and finance leases	49,545	56,184
Long-term debt and finance leases, less current portion	214,979	175,929
Lines of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total senior and other debt	8,650	13,778
Notes payable and other debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total senior and other debt	66,758	72,209
Total senior and other debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total senior and other debt	213,408	185,987
Secured Credit Facility | Senior Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total senior and other debt	$ 138,000	$ 100,000

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Debt - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Senior Secured Credit Facility | Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility	$ 410,000
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items]
Percentage of utilized line of credit (less than)	25.00%
Lines of credit | Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items]
Maximum debt to consolidated EBITDA ratio	4.75
Lines of credit | Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | Revolving Credit Facility | December 31, 2019 and thereafter
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items]
Required minimum debt to consolidated EBITDA ratio	3.50

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Leases (Details)	Mar. 31, 2023
Equipment | Maximum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Term of operating lease contract	60 months

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Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Details) S/ in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 PEN (S/)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimate of possible contingency loss (up to)	$ 16,600
Peru | Foreign Tax Authority | National Superintendency of Tax Administration (SUNAT), Peru
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Bank guarantee issued by Peruvian institution	7,172		S/ 7,076
Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Contingent liabilities recorded	12,500	$ 11,400
Income Tax Contingencies
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Contingent liabilities recorded	$ 127,568	$ 130,323

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Stockholders' Equity - Schedule of Stockholders' Equity (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance of shares outstanding, beginning of period (in shares)	157,013
Balance, beginning of period	$ 774,357,000	$ 1,139,558,000
Non-cash share-based compensation	1,124,000	2,762,000
Purchase of treasury stock at cost		(112,874,000)
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units, net of shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding	(447,000)	10,722,000
Equitable adjustments to stock-based awards	(13,000)
Change in noncontrolling interests	(124,000)	(189,000)
Net loss	(26,762,000)	(44,680,000)
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $0	72,797,000	49,575,000
Minimum pension liability adjustment, net of tax of $0	$ 0	14,000
Balance of shares outstanding, end of period (in shares)	157,174
Balance, end of period	$ 820,932,000	1,044,888,000
Foreign currency translation adjustment, tax	0	0
Pension adjustment, tax	$ 0	0
Common stock
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance of shares outstanding, beginning of period (in shares)	157,013
Balance, beginning of period	$ 923,000
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units, net of shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding (in shares)	161
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units, net of shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding	$ 1,000
Balance of shares outstanding, end of period (in shares)	157,174
Balance, end of period	$ 924,000
Additional paid-in capital
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	2,204,755,000	2,388,783,000
Non-cash share-based compensation	1,124,000	2,762,000
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units, net of shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding	(448,000)	10,716,000
Equitable adjustments to stock-based awards	(13,000)
Change in noncontrolling interests	16,000	(189,000)
Balance, end of period	2,205,434,000	2,402,072,000
Retained earnings
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	39,244,000	15,523,000
Net loss	(26,607,000)	(44,211,000)
Balance, end of period	12,637,000	(28,688,000)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	(442,424,000)	(520,204,000)
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $0	72,791,000	49,573,000
Minimum pension liability adjustment, net of tax of $0		14,000
Balance, end of period	(369,633,000)	(470,617,000)
Treasury stock at cost
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	(1,026,272,000)	(744,174,000)
Purchase of treasury stock at cost		(112,874,000)
Balance, end of period	(1,026,272,000)	(857,048,000)
Non-controlling interests
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	(1,869,000)	(1,285,000)
Change in noncontrolling interests	(140,000)	0
Net loss	(155,000)	(469,000)
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $0	6,000	2,000
Balance, end of period	$ (2,158,000)	$ (1,752,000)
Common stock | Common stock
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance of shares outstanding, beginning of period (in shares)		180,611
Balance, beginning of period		$ 915,000
Purchases of treasury stock at cost (in shares)		(9,485)
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units, net of shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding (in shares)		1,379
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units, net of shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding		$ 6,000
Balance of shares outstanding, end of period (in shares)		172,505
Balance, end of period		$ 921,000

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Stockholders' Equity - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Restricted stock awards
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Total non-cash stock compensation	$ 1,124	$ 2,762

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Stockholders' Equity - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$ 820,932	$ 774,357	$ 1,044,888	$ 1,139,558
Foreign currency translation adjustment, Laureate Education, Inc
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(379,461)	(452,252)
Foreign currency translation adjustment, Noncontrolling Interests
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	965	959
Foreign currency translation adjustment, Total
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(378,496)	(451,293)
Unrealized gain on derivatives, Laureate Education, Inc.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	10,416	10,416
Unrealized gain on derivatives, Noncontrolling Interests
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	0	0
Unrealized gain on derivatives, Total
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	10,416	10,416
Minimum pension liability adjustment, Laureate Education Inc.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(588)	(588)
Minimum pension liability adjustment, Noncontrolling Interests
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	0	0
Minimum pension liability adjustment, Total
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(588)	(588)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, Laureate Education, Inc.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(369,633)	(442,424)	$ (470,617)	$ (520,204)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, Noncontrolling Interests
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	965	959
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, Total
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$ (368,668)	$ (441,465)

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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Income tax expense (benefit)	$ 10,195	$ 47,967
Domestic Tax Authority | Tax Years 2018 - 2020
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Income tax expense (benefit)		$ 32,500

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Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Summary of Earnings (Loss) Per Share Basic and Diluted (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Numerator used in basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share for continuing operations:
Loss from continuing operations	$ (26,748)	$ (45,415)
Loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	155	469
Net income (loss) from continuing operations for diluted earnings (loss) per share	(26,593)	(44,946)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations for basic earnings (loss) per share	(26,593)	(44,946)
Numerator used in basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share for discontinued operations:
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations for diluted earnings (loss) per share	(14)	735
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations for basic earnings (loss) per share	$ (14)	$ 735
Denominator used in basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share:
Basic weighted average share outstanding (in shares)	157,197	177,995
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	157,197	177,995
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Loss from continuing operations, basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.17)	$ (0.25)
Income from discontinued operations, basic (in dollars per share)	0	0
Basic loss per share (in dollars per share)	(0.17)	(0.25)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Loss from continuing operations, diluted (in dollars per share)	(0.17)	(0.25)
Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	0
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.17)	$ (0.25)

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Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share (Details) - shares shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Dilutive effect of stock options
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)	551	1,644
Dilutive effect of restricted stock units
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)	692	698

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Legal and Regulatory Matters (Details)	Mar. 30, 2023
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Term of higher education college license	6 years

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Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 130,636	$ 85,167	$ 293,835
Restricted cash	8,644	8,617	20,607
Total Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash shown in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	$ 139,280	$ 93,784	$ 314,442