The bar graph and pie chart illustrate findings from a study of adult learning, providing insight into different aspects of the data. The first graph demonstrates the factors influencing adults to pursue education while the accompanying pie chart highlights the different types of opinions relating to funding for lifelong education ought to be debated.
Collectively, the visuals indicate that individual dominates the distribution, while taxpayer has the lowest share, a trend that is supported by the detailed figures in the table.
What it stands out from the bar chart is that the major reason for adult education in personal interest at 40% making it slightly more popular then obtaining qualification at 38%. Likewise more the 20% said that they participate in some to enhance their current job performance, followed by 20% of people who improve promotion prospects and enjoy learning. By contrast, just 9% of lifelongs choose to study as a way to meet new people.
When it comes to tuition fees, 40% respondents believe that individuals should finance their own study, while employers are seen as the second largest contributors, covering 35% of costs. Meanwhile, only 25% think that taxpayers should bear the expense.