The given pie charts compare school expenditure in the UK in 1981, 1991 and 2001.
Overall, comparing initial and final indicators, while the spending on three categories increased, there were declines in the remaining two. Moreover, it can be observed that teachers’ wages made up most of the budget throughout the period, while insurance remained the smallest category.
Academic staff salaries stood at 40% in 1981, 10 years later, it was responsible for half of all expenditures, however, this sector slightly decreased by 5% in 2001. Furniture/facilities and resources both exhibited identical indicators equal to 15% in 1981 and fluctuated over the period , as the former share climbed to 23% in 2001, becoming the second-largest proportion, while the latter one dropped by 6%.
Other workers’ salaries experienced a downward trend, starting from 28% at the beginning and almost halving by the end of the time span. In contrast, money allocated for insurance grew from 2% in 1981 by merely 1% in 1991 and witnessed a rapid rise, reaching 8% in 2001.