Average height, by age

Age (years) Girls Boys
cm
8 133.66 133.43
9 137.28 138.38
10 143.43 143.88
11 150.57 149.50
12 155.88 155.80
13 159.91 163.01
14 161.62 169.13
15 162.47 173.12
16 162.79 175.73
17 164.26 177.85
18 165.00 178.47
19 167.05 176.14
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.