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How to find and return the second to last value in a certain row or column in Excel?

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As shown in the screenshot below, in the specified table range A1:E16, how to find and return the second-to-last value in the 6th row or the column B? This article will show you a method to achieve it.

A screenshot of a table in Excel showing data in rows and columns

Find and return the second to last value in a certain row or column with formulas


Find and return the second to last value in a certain row or column with formulas

As shown in the screenshot above, in the given table range A1:E16, you can use the below formulas to find and return the second-to-last value in the 6th row or column B. Please do as follows.

Find and return the second to last value in column B

1. Select a blank cell for placing the second to last value, enter the following formula into the Formula Bar, and then press "Ctrl" + "Shift" + "Enter" keys simultaneously to get the result.

=INDEX(B:B,LARGE(IF(B:B<>"",ROW(B:B)),2))

A screenshot of a formula to find the second-to-last value in a column in Excel

Note: In the formula, B:B represents the column where you want to find the second-to-last value. You can change it to any column as you need.

Find and return the second to last value in row 6

Select a blank cell to display the second-to-last value in the 6th row, then enter the following formula into the Formula Bar, and then press the "Enter" key to get the result. See screenshot:

=OFFSET($A$6,0,COUNTA(6:6)-2,1,1)

A screenshot of a formula to find the second-to-last value in a row in Excel

Note: In this formula, $A$6 is the first cell of the specified row, 6:6 is the row number where you need to find the second to last value.


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