The pics depict how total school spending in the United Kingdom was distributed among five categories in 1981, 1991, and 2001.
Overall
, teachers' salaries accounted for the largest part of school expenses throughout the three years, Linking Words
while
insurance represented the smallest category. Linking Words
Also
, spending on furniture and equipment fluctuated significantly over the period.
In 1981, four-tenths of the school budget was allocated to tutors' salaries. Linking Words
This
digit increased considerably to half of the graph in 1991 before slightly decreasing to 45% in 2001. Linking Words
On the other hand
, insurance costs rose steadily from 2% in 1981 to 3% in 1991, reaching 8% by 2001.Linking Words
However
, the spending on other workers’ salaries went the opposite , falling from 28% in 1981 to 22% in 1991 and dropping even more to 15% in 2001.
Spending on resources Linking Words
such
as books did not evolve much. It was 15% of total spending in 1981, peaked at 20% in 1991, and Linking Words
then
declined sharply to only 9% in 2001. Linking Words
Finally
, furniture and equipment experienced the largest changes. After decreasing from 15% in 1981 to just 5% in 1991, the proportion went up drastically to 23% in 2001.Linking Words