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 break down the amount of money a school in the UK spent yearly from 1981 to 2001.

Overall

Linking Words

,

while

Linking Words

teachers'

salaries

Use synonyms

consistently accounted for the highest portion of the school's spending in all three years listed, insurance was the least funded.

Additionally

Linking Words

,

although

Linking Words

the amounts spent on insurance, teachers'

salaries

Use synonyms

, furniture, and other equipment experienced an upward trend, those for other workers'

salaries

Use synonyms

and resources,

such

Linking Words

as books, decreased. Teachers'

salaries

Use synonyms

were consistently the highest, starting with 40% in 1981, reaching their peak in 1991 (50%) before dropping back to 45% in 2001. The insurance funding comprised 2% in 1981 and saw a marginal increase to 3% in 2991 prior to a significant rise to 8% in 2001, which is four times more than its initial figure. In terms of furniture and equipment spending, it dropped sharply from 15% in 1981 to 5% in 1991, and

then

Linking Words

peaked at 23% in 2001. Resources like book costs started with 15% in 1981, increasing to 20% in 1991. By 2001, it dropped considerably to 9%. The annual spending on other workers'

salaries

Use synonyms

experienced a gradual decrease, starting with 28% in 1981 to 15% in 2001.