Average height in centimetres, by age

Age¹	Girls	Boys
Average height in centimetres, by age
years	cm
8	132.45	134.28
9	137.72	138.88
10	143.26	143.33
11	149.41	148.53
12	154.96	155.02
13	159.35	162.38
14	161.50	168.23
15	162.97	172.38
16	163.27	175.43
17	164.45	176.73
18	162.36	176.64
19	162.28	174.67
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.