Band 8+: The charts below show the results of a survey of adult education. The first chart shows the reasons why adults decide to study. The pie chart shows how people think the costs of adult education should be shared. Write a report for a university lecturer, describing the information shown below.

The charts depict information on adult education. The graph illustrates the reasons why adults decide to study, while the pie chart presents how people think the costs of each course should be shared.

Overall, it can be clearly seen that the majority of students decide to study because of interest in the subject, whereas the least number of adults decide to meet people. The costs of each course should be shared among three categories: individual, employer, and taxpayer.

To begin with, for adults who decide to study, interest in the subject had the largest proportion of students, at around 40%. This was followed by gaining a qualification at about 38%. The percentage of students who enjoyed studying was at 20%. Students who decide to meet people had the lowest percentage, at nearly 9%.

Taking into consideration the sharing of costs for each course, individuals had the highest cost at about 40%. This was followed by the employer at around 35%, which was slightly higher than the taxpayer at approximately 25%.