How many employees does Laureate Education, Inc. have?

Laureate Education, Inc. reported 33,900 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 19, 2026. That is up 6.6% from a year earlier.

What is Laureate Education, Inc.'s revenue per employee?

Laureate Education, Inc. brought in $1.70B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $50K per employee. That ranks 56 of 56 companies we track in Consumer Defensive, where the median is $610K.

Where do these numbers come from?

Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

Company data

Laureate Education, Inc. employees and revenue per employee

LAUR · Education & Training Services · $5.44B market cap

Laureate Education, Inc. had 33,900 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 6.6% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $1.70B, up 8.6% from a year earlier, or $50K per employee. Revenue and headcount both grew, and revenue grew faster.

Employees

33,900

+6.6% YoY

Revenue

$1.70B

+8.6% YoY

Revenue / employee

$50K

Peer median $610K

Rank in sector

56 of 56

Consumer Defensive

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016

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LAUR employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	33,900	$1.70B	$50K	+6.6%	+8.6%
Dec 2024	31,800	$1.57B	$49K	+10.0%	+5.5%
Dec 2023	28,900	$1.48B	$51K	-17.4%	+19.5%
Dec 2022	35,000	$1.24B	$35K	+1844.4%	+14.3%
Dec 2021	1,800	$1.09B	$604K	-40.0%	+6.0%
Dec 2020	3,000	$1.02B	$342K	-94.0%	-15.4%
Dec 2019	50,000	$1.21B	$24K	-16.7%	+5.9%
Dec 2018	60,000	$1.14B	$19K	+566.7%	-65.7%
Dec 2017	9,000	$3.33B	$370K	+0.0%	+0.9%
Dec 2016	9,000	$3.30B	$367K	—	—

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

Laureate Education, Inc. against similar companies

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BF-B Brown-Forman Corporation	4,900	$3.93B	$802K	Contracting
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LRN Stride, Inc.	9,200	$2.52B	$274K	Hiring ahead
OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.	13,000	$2.65B	$204K	Efficient growth
LAUR Laureate Education, Inc.	33,900	$1.70B	$50K	Efficient growth

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Questions about Laureate Education, Inc.

How many employees does Laureate Education, Inc. have?: Laureate Education, Inc. reported 33,900 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 19, 2026. That is up 6.6% from a year earlier.
What is Laureate Education, Inc.'s revenue per employee?: Laureate Education, Inc. brought in $1.70B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $50K per employee. That ranks 56 of 56 companies we track in Consumer Defensive, where the median is $610K.
Where do these numbers come from?: Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Laureate Education, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 19, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell LAUR.