Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 1,701,930	$ 1,566,642	$ 1,484,288
Costs and expenses:
Direct costs	1,219,754	1,146,883	1,089,781
General and administrative expenses	51,074	45,776	52,612
Loss on impairment of assets	0	0	3,073
Operating income	431,102	373,983	338,822
Interest income	7,103	8,058	9,085
Interest expense	(10,661)	(18,102)	(20,986)
Other income (expense), net	7,936	1,222	(325)
Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain, net	(34,571)	50,658	(75,702)
(Loss) gain on disposals of subsidiaries, net	0	(1,304)	3,567
Loss on debt extinguishment	0	(31)	0
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliates	400,909	414,484	254,461
Income tax expense	(117,310)	(118,979)	(137,603)
Equity in net income of affiliates, net of tax	217	237	171
Income from continuing operations	283,816	295,742	117,029
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax benefit (expense) of $0, $0 and $508, respectively	(32)	654	(9,762)
Net income	283,784	296,396	107,267
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(2,154)	78	323
Net income attributable to Laureate Education, Inc.	$ 281,630	$ 296,474	$ 107,590
Basic earnings per share:
Income from continuing operations, basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.91	$ 1.93	$ 0.75
(Loss) income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	0	(0.06)
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	1.91	1.93	0.69
Diluted earnings per share:
Income from continuing operations, diluted (in dollars per share)	1.89	1.92	0.74
(Loss) income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	0	(0.06)
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.89	$ 1.92	$ 0.68