Is the duplicate checking rate 16% high in Britain?
Not high. The minimum standard of duplicate checking rate of English papers in Britain is 30%, and the duplicate checking rate of most colleges or journals is between 20% and 30%, strictly between 5%- 10%. In English papers, the repetition of more than 13 consecutive English characters is plagiarism. 16% duplicate checking rate is not high, but it still depends on the actual requirements of your school for papers.