female
Like boys, girls also go through an adolescent growth spurt . However, girls typically start their growth spurt a year or two earlier than boys and therefore a couple of centimeters shorter, on average . Girls also have a shorter growth spurt. For example, they typically reach their adult height by about age 15. In addition, girls generally do not grow as fast as boys do during the growth spurt, even at their peak rate of growth. As a result, females are about 10 centimeters about 4 inches shorter, on average, than males by the time they reach their final height.