Excel COUNTIF Function

Count Function ยท Intermediate Level

What is COUNTIF?

Counts cells meeting a single criterion. Essential for frequency analysis, data validation, and finding duplicates.

Syntax

=COUNTIF(range, criteria)

Example

Formula: =COUNTIF(A2:A10, \

Result: 5

How It Works

Counts how many cells in A2:A10 contain values greater than 50. Can use text criteria like 'Apple' or operators like '>=100'. Wildcards (* and ?) are supported.

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