Vertical jump norms · age 15

What is a good vertical jump for a 15 year old?

For a 15 year old boy the average vertical jump is 17.3 in (44 cm); 20.1 in is good (top 20%) and 22.7 in is the top 5%. For a 15 year old girl: average 13.7 in, good 15.6 in, top 5% 17.5 in.

Ages 14–15, vertical jump. Statistics Canada CHMS 2016–17.
Group	AverageP50	GoodP80	Top 5%P95
Boys	17.3 in44.0 cm	20.1 in51.0 cm	22.7 in57.6 cm
Girls	13.7 in34.7 cm	15.6 in39.7 cm	17.5 in44.5 cm

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Norms: Statistics Canada CHMS 2016–17 · Targets: NFL & NBA combines

What changes at 15

At 15 the boys' median is still rising and the top 5% starts above 22 inches. The girls' curve is flat from 12–13 to 14–15, so for a 15 year old girl gains come mostly from strength, power and technique rather than growth.

Full percentiles for ages 14–15

Boys, ages 14–15: vertical jump percentiles P5–P95. Inches, with centimetres beneath. Statistics Canada CHMS 2016–17.
Age	P5	P10	P20	P30	P40	P50median	P60	P70	P80good	P90	P95top 5%
14–15	11.930.2 cm	13.133.3 cm	14.637.0 cm	15.639.6 cm	16.541.9 cm	17.344.0 cm	18.146.1 cm	19.048.3 cm	20.151.0 cm	21.554.6 cm	22.757.6 cm

Girls, ages 14–15: vertical jump percentiles P5–P95. Inches, with centimetres beneath. Statistics Canada CHMS 2016–17.
Age	P5	P10	P20	P30	P40	P50median	P60	P70	P80good	P90	P95top 5%
14–15	10.025.3 cm	10.727.3 cm	11.829.9 cm	12.531.7 cm	13.133.3 cm	13.734.7 cm	14.336.2 cm	14.937.8 cm	15.639.7 cm	16.742.3 cm	17.544.5 cm

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Is a 20 inch vertical good for a 15 year old?

For a 15 year old boy, 20 in is about the 79th percentile; for a 15 year old girl it is about the top 5%. The 80th percentile, which this page calls good, is 20.1 in for boys and 15.6 in for girls.

What is the average vertical jump for a 15 year old?

The median (P50) for ages 14–15 is 17.3 in (44.0 cm) for boys and 13.7 in (34.7 cm) for girls, from Statistics Canada's force-plate survey.

How was this measured?

One countermovement jump from standing on a force plate, arm swing allowed, best of three trials, in a nationally representative Canadian sample (Canadian Health Measures Survey 2016–17).