Table 3

Sit-and-reach (cm) centiles by age and sex based on 464 807 test performances of children and adolescents aged 9–17 years representing 27 countries

Age (years)	n	P₅	P₁₀	P₂₀	P₃₀	P₄₀	P₅₀	P₆₀	P₇₀	P₈₀	P₉₀	P₉₅
Boys
9	34 495	6.0	8.1	10.7	12.7	14.4	16.0	17.6	19.4	21.4	24.3	26.8
10	35 532	6.0	8.1	10.8	12.7	14.4	16.1	17.7	19.4	21.5	24.5	26.9
11	35 413	6.0	8.1	10.8	12.7	14.4	16.1	17.7	19.4	21.5	24.5	26.9
12	29 962	6.0	8.2	10.8	12.8	14.5	16.1	17.8	19.6	21.7	24.6	27.1
13	26 840	6.1	8.3	11.1	13.1	14.8	16.5	18.2	20.0	22.2	25.2	27.7
14	25 302	6.7	9.1	12.1	14.3	16.2	18.0	19.9	21.9	24.2	27.5	30.3
15	21 644	7.7	10.3	13.7	16.1	18.3	20.3	22.4	24.6	27.2	30.9	34.0
16	16 285	8.4	11.1	14.6	17.1	19.3	21.4	23.6	25.9	28.6	32.4	35.6
17	9696	9.1	11.9	15.5	18.1	20.4	22.6	24.8	27.2	30.0	33.9	37.2
Girls
9	33 008	7.9	10.2	13.1	15.2	16.9	18.6	20.3	22.1	24.2	27.2	29.6
10	34 803	8.5	10.8	13.7	15.7	17.5	19.2	20.9	22.7	24.8	27.7	30.1
11	35 250	9.4	11.7	14.5	16.6	18.4	20.1	21.7	23.5	25.6	28.6	31.0
12	29 835	10.6	12.9	15.8	17.9	19.7	21.4	23.1	24.9	27.1	30.0	32.5
13	26 090	11.9	14.4	17.3	19.5	21.3	23.1	24.8	26.7	28.9	31.9	34.4
14	24 563	13.1	15.6	18.6	20.8	22.7	24.5	26.3	28.2	30.4	33.5	36.1
15	20 540	13.9	16.4	19.5	21.7	23.6	25.4	27.2	29.1	31.3	34.4	37.0
16	16 197	14.4	16.9	20.0	22.2	24.1	25.9	27.6	29.5	31.8	34.9	37.5
17	9352	14.7	17.2	20.3	22.5	24.4	26.1	27.9	29.8	32.1	35.2	37.8

Note: a score of 15 cm corresponds to the participant reaching their toes.