The given pie charts illustrate the total yearly spending of an average school in the UK on different aspects in percentages, specifically in the years 1981, 1991, and 2001.
Overall, it can be seen that in all three years, school spending mostly went to teachers’ salaries, comprising almost half of the total spending. Whereas, the least spending went to insurance.
In all of these years, teachers’ salaries were the highest spending category for schools, taking up almost half of the chart for 1981, 1991, and 2001, with 40%, 50%, and 45%, respectively. In comparison, insurance was the least valued factor in those years, with 2%, 3%, and 8%, respectively. Moreover, in 1981 and 1991, other workers’ salaries were the second highest spending category for schools, valued at 28% and 22%, respectively. In comparison to the year 2001, furniture and equipment were the second highest spending category, comprising 23%, with other workers’ salaries just behind it at 15%.
Furniture and equipment in the year 1981 were also a major part of the school spending, but their significance greatly reduced in 1991, covering only 5% of the chart. Furthermore, resources, e.g., books, varied in all three years, which seems to be an erratic trend; their total spending encompassed 15% in 1981, it elevated to as high as 20% in 1991, and then in 2001 it decreased to only 9% of total spending.