The three pie charts depict the variations in the annual spending of a specific UK school over a period of 20 years, from 1981 to 2001.
Overall, teacher salaries as a proportion of total school spending were greatest in all three years, while the pay of other workers declined significantly. Also many changes have occurred in other categories.
As far as the facts are concerned, the largest share of the budget (in comparison with the other categories) was devoted to teachers’ wages in 1981. Other workers’ pay accounted for 28%. Resources and furniture and equipment had the same percentage by 15%, respectively. Insurance was the lowest at just 2%. In 1991, teachers’ salaries were 50% of the wage share, while other workers’ incomes were 22%. Resource spending went up to 20%. However, furniture and equipment saw a small drop to 5%. Insurance spending was also somewhat higher at 3 per cent.
In 2001, teachers’ pay were still the greatest rate at 45%, although 5% smaller than in 1991. The sharp rise was in furniture and equipment to 23%, while the share for other workers’ pay fell to 15%. Also, resources saw a sharp decline to 9%, but insurance moderately rose from 3% to 8% between 1991 and 2001.