Student expenditure over a three-year period in the United Kingdom The bar chart compares the spending of students who were less 26 years old in higher studies from 1996 to 1999 in the UK.

The data for the bar graph was collected by the department of Education and Employment from survey for specific years and student Spence's was divided into 8 categories. Overall, the expenditures over three years in categories such as habitation, reckoning and supply, insignificant travel, payment for courses, children have declined, while the amount spent on amusement significant travel and loan repayments have increased markedly. The biggest expenditure from the student was in entertainment. In 1996 student spent 26% for amusement and around 23% of their total expenses were made for the housing. In the same year, students spent 20% on groceries, bills and household items. Course costs accounted 10%, while considerable and inconsiderable travel accounted was just over 10% of their total expenses. About 1% were for children, possibly by students who were also parents. All other expenses, non-essential consumer goods and loan payments this year were just over 15 %. After three years, the expenses on housing decreased by 3%, on other hand spending on entertainment increased by 5%. Students paid less than a percent of their money for non-essential travel and course feels, but despite this essential travel and expenditures in the other category increased slightly. The expenses of students who also had children fallen significantly, most likely the mark reached about 0%