The three pie charts below show the changes in annual spending by a particular UK school in 1981, 1991 an 2001. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The given pie charts illustrate the percentages of annual expenditure in England schools in three different years (1981, 1991, 2001).

Overall

, it can be clearly seen that the majority of total

school

spending was used for teachers’ wages.

Moreover

, the spending on insurance rose in two decades. Looking at the information in more detail, 40% of expenditure was used for teachers’ salaries in 1981, and

this

proportion increased by 10% and 5% in 1991 and 2001 respectively.

In contrast

, the spending on other workers’ salaries decreased from 28% in the first year to 22% in 1991 and 15% in 2001. 15% of the

school

budget was allocated for resources including books, and

this

figure went up by 5% in the next decade before falling to 9% in 2001. The total

school

spending on furniture and equipment was 15% and it rose to 23% in the final year.

Finally

, the least total

school

spending was insurance with less than 10%.