The three charts provide information about the money that was spent in UK schools in the years 1981, 1991 and 2001. Overall, teachers’ salaries experienced continuous growth and remained the highest figure, while insurance showed only a minimal increase and accounted for the lowest amount of money. In addition, spending on other staff salaries started at a relatively high level but decreased sharply over time.
In 1981, UK schools spent the most money on teachers’ salaries, which accounted for 40% of total expenditure. This figure increased dramatically and reached 50% in 1991. After this sharp rise, it fell slightly and made up 45% in 2001. At the same time, other staff salaries ranked second, accounting for 28% at the beginning of the period. Over the years, this figure declined and remained at 15% by the end of the period.
Moving on to other needs, spending on furniture and equipment and on resources such as books both accounted for 15% in 1981. The former fluctuated over the period and reached 23% in 1991, while the latter also changed and fell to 9% in 2001.