Average arm span, by age

Age (years) Girls Boys
cm
8 130.26 130.09
9 135.20 137.33
10 142.50 143.28
11 148.97 148.80
12 154.54 155.34
13 158.97 162.99
14 159.47 169.74
15 159.99 172.40
16 161.21 175.32
17 162.93 177.56
18 162.60 178.18
19 161.34 177.16
Note: There are too few students below 8 years of age or older than 19 to calculate a meaningful average for these groups.
Source: Statistics Canada, Census at School, 2006/2007.