Age of Marriage 2

The bar chart shows the fall in the percentage of girls aged 15-19 who are married in six Arab countries. The table shows the age of first marriage for men and women in 14 countries.

The bar chart shows that the percentage has fallen in all six countries over the past 3-4 decades. The most striking fall has been in the UAE, from 57% in 1975 to 8% in 1995. There were other significant falls in Libya, Tunisia and Kuwait.

The table shows that, in all 14 countries the average age of marriage for women was low to mid twenties and for men middle to high twenties.

In conclusion the bar chart shows that in all 6 Arab countries women are now getting married later in life. The bar chart shows that in the UAE 58% of girls aged 15-19 were married in 1975 but the table shows that in 2000 the average age of marriage for women in the UAE was 23.1. So the figures in the table confirm the evidence of the bar chart

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