AVERAGEA Function in Excel: Average Counting Text as Zero

⏱ 1 min readUpdated 28 September 2026

StatisticsLevel: IntermediateAvailable in: Excel 2007+

In this article
  1. Syntax
  2. Examples
  3. Example 1
  4. Related functions

AVERAGEA treats text as 0 and TRUE as 1. Use it when “absent” should drag the average down rather than be ignored.

Syntax

=AVERAGEA(value1, [value2], ...)
Argument What it means
value1… Values or ranges.

Examples

Example 1

=AVERAGEA(C2:C31)

Average score where “AB” (absent) counts as zero.

AVERAGE · MAXA

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