The provided charts illustrate the outcome of an adult education survey on the specific motivations that drive them to pursue further studies, as well as the suggestions of others on how the distribution of course costs should be allocated among stakeholders.
Overall, the main reason for adult education has something to do with an interest in the subject itself, to gain some sort of qualification, or to enhance their current career prospects. In terms of economic shares, the majority of people think the education costs should go towards individual investments, before going to employers and taxpayers.
Looking at the bar graph, it illustrates that 40% of individuals commence adult education due to the subject being an area of interest. Following that, 38% of adults highlight their motivation for study as being able to gain qualifications, while 22%, 20%, and another 20% of people agree that this course would in a way help them with their current careers, improve their position in their workplace as well as simply the enjoyment of learning. Notably, the much smaller percentages are driven by the prospects of changing their occupation (12%) and socializing with new individuals (9%).
Regarding the pie chart, it divides opinions into three distinct sectors. The shares that go to individual savings should take up the most space in the graph, with 40% of the total cost. Following behind, employers are expected to contribute 35%, while taxpayers are deemed to uphold at least 25% of the costs for each course.