Average hand span in centimetres, by age

Average hand span in centimetres, by age
Age1 Girls Boys
years cm
8 15.87 16.15
9 15.97 16.48
10 16.47 16.91
11 17.23 17.36
12 18.04 18.52
13 18.24 19.27
14 18.51 20.10
15 18.71 20.76
16 18.51 20.95
17 18.66 20.93
18 18.40 20.80
19 17.49 20.22
1. There are too few students below age 8 and above age 19 to compute a meaningful average.
Source: Census at School – Canada, 2004/05.