Band 8+: You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The charts below show one government's spending on culture and education in 1995 and 2005 and the number of people participating in Arts events in the same years. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The charts compare government spending on four types of arts in 1995 and 2005, together with the number of participants in related events.

Overall, music and theatre received the greatest share of funding, while literature consistently remained the least supported. Participation followed a similar trend, with music attracting the highest numbers and literature the lowest in both years.

In 1995, the government spent the largest proportion on music, which also drew about 150,000 participants. Visual arts ranked second in spending, with around 50,000 attendees, while theatre received slightly less support but had about 90,000 participants. Literature had the smallest allocation and only 30,000 people attending events.

By 2005, theatre and music each accounted for the largest share of funding, while visual arts declined. Participation also shifted: music remained the most popular with roughly 110,000 people, followed by theatre at 95,000. Visual arts stayed unchanged at 50,000, whereas literature fell further to only 20,000.