123 . Figure 16 below shows the full range of estimated changes in the placed rate gap since 2016 , across all 1,000 matched counterfactual samples . Like the gap in application rates , there is no evidence that the gap in placed rates has reduced in 2021 , relative to 2016 . However , unlike the gap in application rates , the statistically significance is marginal , with estimates ranging between 0.0 and 1.2 percentage points at the 95 per cent confidence level . As before , it is important to view this finding in the context of the pandemic .
Figure 16 : Estimated percentage point change in gap in placed rates since 2016 after taking into account differences in matched characteristics between learners
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