UNITEDSTATES SECURITIESANDEXCHANGECOMMISSION Washington,D.C.20549 FORM20-F ☐REGISTRATIONSTATEMENTPURSUANTTOSECTION12(b)OR(g)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 OR ☒ANNUALREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 ForthefiscalyearendedDecember31,2022OR ☐TRANSITIONREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 OR ☐SHELLCOMPANYREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 Dateofeventrequiringthisshellcompanyreport: Forthetransitionperiodfromto. Commissionfilenumber:001-39259 ChinaLiberalEducationHoldingsLimited (ExactnameofRegistrantasSpecifiedinitsCharter) CaymanIslands (JurisdictionofIncorporationorOrganization) Room805,Block15,No.A1ChaoqianRoad,ScienceandTechnologyPark,ChangpingDistrictBeijing,People’sRepublicofChina102200(AddressofPrincipalExecutiveOffices) Ms.NgaiNgaiLam,ChiefExecutiveOfficerTel:+86-10-6597-8118 Room805,Block15,No.A1ChaoqianRoad,ScienceandTechnologyPark,ChangpingDistrictBeijing,People’sRepublicofChina102200 (Name,Telephone,E-mailand/orFacsimileNumberandAddressofCompanyContactPerson) SecuritiesregisteredortoberegisteredpursuanttoSection12(b)oftheAct: TitleofeachclassTradingSymbol(s) Nameofeachexchangeon whichregistered OrdinarySharesCLEUTheNasdaqCapitalMarket SecuritiesregisteredortoberegisteredpursuanttoSection12(g)oftheAct: None (TitleofClass) SecuritiesforwhichthereisareportingobligationpursuanttoSection15(d)oftheAct: None (TitleofClass) Indicatethenumberofoutstandingsharesofeachoftheissuer’sclassesofcapitalorcommonstockasofthecloseoftheperiodcoveredbytheannualreport. Anaggregateof31,598,333ordinaryshares,parvalue$0.001pershare,asofDecember31,2022. Indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistrantisawell-knownseasonedissuer,asdefinedinRule405oftheSecuritiesAct.Yes☐No☒ Ifthisreportisanannualortransitionreport,indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistrantisnotrequiredtofilereportspursuanttoSection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934.Yes☐No☒ Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrant(1)hasfiledallreportsrequiredtobefiledbySection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934duringthepreceding12months(orforsuchshorterperiodthattheregistrantwasrequiredtofilesuchreports),and(2)hasbeensubjecttosuchfilingrequirementsforthepast90days.Yes☒No☐ IndicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthassubmittedelectronicallyeveryInteractiveDataFilerequiredtobesubmittedpursuanttoRule405ofRegulationS-T(§232.405ofthischapter)duringthepreceding12months(orforsuchshorterperiodthattheregistrantwasrequiredtosubmitsuchfiles).Yes ☒No☐ Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrantisalargeacceleratedfiler,anacceleratedfiler,anon-acceleratedfiler,oranemerginggrowthcompany.Seedefinitionof“largeacceleratedfiler,“acceleratedfiler,”and“emerginggrowthcompany”inRule12b-2oftheExchangeAct.(Checkone): Largeaccelerated☐Acceleratedfiler☐Non-accelerated☒Emerginggrowth☒ filer filer company IfanemerginggrowthcompanythatpreparesitsfinancialstatementsinaccordancewithU.S.GAAP,indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistranthaselectednottousetheextendedtransitionperiodforcomplyingwithanyneworrevisedfinancialaccountingstandards†providedpursuanttoSection13(a)oftheExchangeAct.☐ †Theterm“neworrevisedfinancialaccountingstandard”referstoanyupdateissuedbytheFinancialAccountingStandardsBoardtoitsAccountingStandardsCodificationafterApril5,2012. Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthasfiledareportonandattestationtoitsmanagement’sassessmentoftheeffectivenessofitsinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingunderSection404(b)oftheSarbanes-OxleyAct(15U.S.C.7262(b))bytheregisteredpublicaccountingfirmthatpreparedorissueditsauditreport.☐ IfsecuritiesareregisteredpursuanttoSection12(b)oftheAct,indicatebycheckmarkwhetherthefinancialstatementsoftheregistrantincludedinthefilingreflectthecorrectionofanerrortopreviouslyissuedfinancialstatements.☐ Indicatebycheckmarkwhetheranyofthoseerrorcorrectionsarerestatementsthatrequiredarecoveryanalysisofincentive-basedcompensationreceivedbyanyoftheregistrant’sexecutiveofficersduringtherelevantrecoveryperiodpursuantto§240.10D-1(b).☐ Indicatebycheckmarkwhichbasisofaccountingtheregistranthasusedtopreparethefinancialstatementsincludedinthisfiling: ☒ ☐ U.S.GAAP InternationalFinancialReportingStandardsasissuedbytheInternationalAccountingStandardsBoard ☐Other If“Other”hasbeencheckedinresponsetothepreviousquestion,indicatebycheckmarkwhichfinancialstatementitemtheregistranthaselectedtofollow:Item17☐Item18☐ Ifthisisanannualreport,indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrantisashellcompany(asdefinedinRule12b-2oftheExchangeAct).Yes☐No☒ (APPLICABLEONLYTOISSUERSINVOLVEDINBANKRUPTCYPROCEEDINGSDURINGTHEPASTFIVEYEARS) IndicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthasfiledalldocumentsandreportsrequiredtobefiledbySections12,13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934subsequenttothedistributionofsecuritiesunderaplanconfirmedbyacourt.Yes☐No☐ TABLEOFCONTENTS INTRODUCTION4 FORWARD-LOOKINGINFORMATION6 PARTI ITEM1.IDENTITYOFDIRECTORS,SENIORMANAGEMENTANDADVISERS7 ITEM2.OFFERSTATISTICSANDEXPECTEDTIMETABLE7 ITEM3.KEYINFORMATION7 ITEM4.INFORMATIONONTH