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, also the table shows that, in all 12 countries the average age of marriage for women was low to mid twenties and for men middle to high twenties.
In the bar graph the percentage of 15-19 year olds who are married has fallen in six Arab countries. The most striking fall is in the UAE, from 57% in 1975 to 8% in 1995.
Also, a most dramatic fall is in Kuwait, from 38% in 1970 to 5% in 1996
In conclusion, the only countries to come into view in both bar chart and table are the UAE, Kuwait and Palestine. The table shows that in 2000 the average age of marriage for women in the UAE was 23.1.
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