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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FinanceLeaseLiability" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FinanceLeaseLiability"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_laur_TermLoanMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_laur_TermLoanMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Term Loan [Member]</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_laur_TermLoanMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_laur_TermLoanMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Term Loan [Member]</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_laur_LaureateSomedHoldingMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_laur_LaureateSomedHoldingMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Laureate Somed Holding [Member]</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_laur_LaureateSomedHoldingMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_laur_LaureateSomedHoldingMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Laureate Somed Holding [Member]</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_currency_EUR_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_currency_EUR" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Euro Member Countries, Euro</link:label>
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