How to Use the COUNTIFS Function in Excel

This guide explains how to use COUNTIFS Function in Excel, including its syntax, required arguments, practical examples, and common errors.

Description: The function to count the number of cells in a data table satisfies many conditions.

Syntax: COUNTIFS (criteria_range1, criteria1, [criteria_range2, criteria2]. )

Inside:

- criteria_range1: The first range of condition 1, is the required parameter.

- criteria1: The condition that identifies a cell or reference to be counted, which is a required parameter.

- criteria_range2, criteria2: The second data range you want to count corresponding to the second condition ( criteria2). Are optional values containing up to 127 pairs of ranges and conditions.

Attention:

- If the criteria condition refers to an empty cell -> the function considers that cell to be 0.

- Use the characters?, * To combine in counting conditions.

For example:

Calculate the total number of items described in the table below:

1. Calculating the total number of apple products with unit prices greater than 25000.

- In the cell to calculate, enter the formula : = COUNTIFS (C6: C10, "Apple *", D6: D10, "> 25000")

Press Enter -> the total number of apple items with unit price greater than 25000 is:

2. Calculate the total number of Thai products with unit prices greater than 25,000.

- In the cell to calculate enter the formula: = COUNTIFS (C6: C10, "* Thailand", D6: D10, "> 25000")

- Press Enter -> Total items of Thailand with unit price greater than 25000 are:

3. Calculate the total number of Thai products that have a unit price between 35,000 and 70000.

- In the cell to calculate enter the formula: = COUNTIFS (C6: C10, "* Thailand", D6: D10, "> 35000", D6: D10, "<70000")

- Press Enter -> The total number of Thailand products with the unit price range from 35,000 to 70000 is:

Above are instructions and some specific examples when using the COUNTIFS function in Excel.

Good luck!