The provided charts illustrate the annual expenditure of a school in the UK in 1981, 1991,and 2001.
Overall, based on the information contained in the charts, teachers' salary accounted for the highest proportion of school spending, while insurance had the lowest over the given period. Although the outlay for resources and other workers salaries saw a decrease, the spending on furniture and equipment and insurance climbed up from 1981 to 2001.
Around 40% of school expenditure in 1981 was for the teachers' salary. The figure rose to 50% in 1991, before slightly dropping by 5% in the final year. Meanwhile, the proportion of spending in insurance was just 2-3% in 1981 and 1991 but it went up dramatically to 8% in 2001.
With regard to the proportion of spending on resources and other workers salaries, both started at 15% and 28%, respectively. Then, the figures fell to almost half in 2001 with 9% for resources and 15% for other workers' salary. This pattern was in a stark contrast with furniture and equipment with 15% in 1981, and 23% in 2001.
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