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

The three pie charts below show the changes in annual spending by a particular UK school in 1981,

1991 and 2001.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons

where relevant.
The given charts depict information about the yearly expenditure of one British school in 1981,1991 and 2000.
Overall
, it is evident that the vast majority of spending was allocated to pay wages of school staff and the highest among it was for teachers. The expenditure for buying resources and books decreased dramatically throughout the given period. It is visible that, more than 60% of yearly expenses were allocated for staff salaries and the highest proportion of all three years (more than 40%) was for teacher's wages. In 1981, 15% of spending was on resources and books but it decreased to 20% in 1991 and
further
to only 9% in 2001 by being second to spending on insurance at 8%. It is interesting to note that, the expenses involved in buying furniture in 1981 was 15% and it dramatically dropped to the second lowest cost in 1991 (5%) before rising
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to the second highest spending category in 2001 at 23%.
However
, Spending on insurance was the lowest in all three years at below 5% in 1987 and 1991 and 8% in 2001.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Annual spending
  • Expenditure categories
  • Allocation
  • Trend analysis
  • Significant increase/decrease
  • Budget allocation strategy
  • Inflation-adjusted
  • Future implications
  • Educational institutions
  • Technological resources
  • Maintenance and operations
  • Comparative analysis
  • Fiscal management
  • Resource allocation
  • Strategic planning
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