An estimated 27 million people live in slavery today, with 800,000 being trafficked annually across international borders.

More than half (58.8%) of the child population in Puerto Rico lives below the poverty level
Elementary school-age children (between 6 and 11 years of age) constitute the group with the highest proportion of children in poverty.

Puerto Rico has the highest birth rate among adolescents amongst the 50 states.

Only one of seven teenagers between the ages of 16 and 19 receives a high school diploma

Source: Department of Education/ Departamento de Educación