42. The three pie charts below show the changes in annual spending by a particular UK school in 1981, 1991 and 2001.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

The three pie charts below show the changes in annual spending by a particular UK school in 1981, 1991 and 2001.

Sample Answer 1

Band 8.5

The pie charts compare the distribution of total school spending in five different areas over a span of 20 years, from 1981 to 2001. The areas are teachers’ salaries, other workers’ salaries, resources (e.g., books), furniture and equipment, and insurance.

Overall, it is clear that teachers’ salaries accounted for the largest proportion of the budget in all three years, while insurance was the smallest. However, there were some significant changes in the allocation of spending over the period.

 In 1981, teachers’ salaries made up 40% of the total spending, followed by other workers’ salaries at 28%. Resources like books were allocated 15%, while furniture and equipment received 10%. Insurance constituted the smallest segment at only 2%.

A decade later, in 1991, there was a noticeable increase in the budget for teachers’ salaries, which rose to 50% of the total spending. Other workers’ salaries saw a slight decline to 22%, as did resources, which fell to 10%. Furniture and equipment’s share halved to 5%, while insurance saw a marginal increase to 3%.

By 2001, teachers’ salaries still consumed a large chunk of the budget, but had decreased slightly to 45% of the total spending. There was an upswing in allocation for furniture and equipment, which now accounted for 23% of the expenditure. Insurance also saw growth, tripling its share from 10 years earlier to 8%. Conversely, allocations for other workers’ salaries dropped significantly to 15%, while resources like books suffered a more than halving in their budgetary allocation to 9%.

 The three pie charts below show the changes in annual spending by a particular UK school in 1981, 1991 and 2001.

Sample Answer 2

Band 8.5

The three pie charts show how total school spending was divided into five categories in three different years: 1981, 1991, and 2001. The categories are teachers’ salaries, other workers’ salaries, resources (e.g., books), furniture and equipment, and insurance.

The main trend that can be observed is that teachers’ salaries consistently took up the biggest share of the budget in all three years, while insurance was the smallest. However, there were also some notable fluctuations in the spending patterns over the 20-year period.

In 1981, teachers’ salaries comprised 40% of the total spending, followed by other workers’ salaries at 28%. Resources like books were given 15%, while furniture and equipment had 10%. Insurance had the lowest allocation at 2%.

By 1991, the budget for teachers’ salaries had increased significantly to 50% of the total spending. Other workers’ salaries had decreased slightly to 22%, as well as resources, which had dropped to 10%. Furniture and equipment’s allocation had reduced by half to 5%, while insurance had gone up slightly to 3%.

In 2001, teachers’ salaries had reduced a little to 45% of the total spending, but still remained the largest category. Furniture and equipment had seen a sharp rise in allocation to 23% of the expenditure. Insurance had also increased considerably to 8%. On the other hand, other workers’ salaries had fallen markedly to 15%, while resources like books had declined drastically to 9%.