How to count blank cells as zero when using AVERAGE in Excel?
When I average a range of data which includes some blank cells, it will auto calculate the data ignoring empty cells by using =AVERAGE(range). But in some cases, you may want to count the blank cells as zero when averaging the range of data as below screenshot shown, how can you solve it in Excel?
Count blank cells as zero when using average
Count blank cells as zero when using average
To count the blank cells as zero when averaging a range of data, you can do as below:
Select a blank cell that will place the result, type this formula =AVERAGE(0+A1:A10), then press Shift + Ctrl + Enter key to get to correct result. See screenshot:
Tip:
1. Using =SUM(A1:A10)/10 and pressing the Enter key can also help you count blanks as zeros when averaging.
2. In the above formulas, A1:A10 is the range in which you want to calculate the average.
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