Count cells that do not contain errors in a specified range
The NOT function together with the ISERROR function can be wrapped inside the SUMPRODUCT or SUM function to count the number of cells that do not contain errors in a specified range in Excel. This tutorial provides detailed steps to help you easily get it done.
Count cells that do not contain errors with SUMPODUCT function
Count cells that do not contain errors with SUM function
Count cells contain errors with SUMPRODUCT function
As the below screenshot shown, to count how many cells do not contain errors in B3:B9, you can do as follows.
Generic Formula
=SUMPRODUCT(--NOT(ISERROR(range)))
Arguments
Range (required): The range from which you want to count cells that do not contain errors.
How to use this formula?
1. Select a blank cell such as D3 in this case.
2. Enter the below formula into it and press the Enter key to get the result.
=SUMPRODUCT(--NOT(ISERROR(B3:B9)))
How these formulas work?
=SUMPRODUCT(--NOT(ISERROR(B3:B9)))
- 1) ISERROR(B3:B9): The ISERROR function returns TRUE when a cell in range B3:B9 contains an error, and returns FALSE if not. It finally returns an array {FALSE;TURE;FALSE;FALSE;TURE;FALSE;FALSE} which means that only the second and the fifth cell contain error values in the range.
- 2) NOT{FALSE;TURE;FALSE;FALSE;TURE;FALSE;FALSE}: The NOT function reverses the TURE and FALSE values in the array and returns a new array as {TURE;FALSE;TURE;TURE;FALSE;TURE;TURE}. On the contrary, each TURE value in this new array indicates a cell that does not contain an error value.
- 3) --{TURE;FALSE;TURE;TURE;FALSE;TURE;TURE}: These two minus signs convert “TRUE” into 1 and “FALSE” into 0. Here you will get a new array as {1;0;1;1;0;1;1}
- 4) SUMPRODUCT{1;0;1;1;0;1;1}: The SUMPRODUCT function sums all numbers in the array and returns the final result as 5.
Count cells contain errors with SUM function
The NOT function together with the ISERROR function can be wrapped inside the SUM function to count the number of cells that do not contain errors in a specified range in Excel.
Generic Formula
{=SUM(--NOT(ISERROR(range))}
Arguments
Range (required): The range from which you want to count cells that do not contain errors.
Note: This formula must be entered as an array formula. After applying the formula, if there are curly brackets wrapped around the formula, an array formula is successfully created.
How to use this formula?
1. Select a blank cell to output the result.
2. Enter the below formula into it, and then press the Ctrl + Shift + Enter keys simultaneously to get the result.
=SUM(--NOT(ISERROR(B3:B9)))
How these formulas work?
=SUM(--NOT(ISERROR(B3:B9)))
- 1) ISERROR(B3:B9): The ISERROR function returns TRUE when a cell in range B3:B9 contains an error, and returns FALSE if not. It finally returns an array {FALSE;TURE;FALSE;FALSE;TURE;FALSE;FALSE} which means that only the second and the fifth cell contain error values in the range.
- 2) NOT{FALSE;TURE;FALSE;FALSE;TURE;FALSE;FALSE}: The NOT function reverses the TURE and FALSE values in the array and returns a new array as {TURE;FALSE;TURE;TURE;FALSE;TURE;TURE}. On the contrary, each TURE value in this new array indicates a cell that does not contain an error value.
- 3) --{TURE;FALSE;TURE;TURE;FALSE;TURE;TURE}: These two minus signs convert “TRUE” into 1 and “FALSE” into 0. Here you will get a new array as {1;0;1;1;0;1;1}
- 4) SUM{1;0;1;1;0;1;1}: The SUM function sums all numbers in the array and returns the final result as 5.
Note: Both the ISERROR function and the ISERR function can be used to check for error values in a range of cells. So, you can replace the ISERROR with the ISERR function in above formulas to count non error cells in a specified range as well. However, it should be noted that the ISERR function ignores the N/A error and regards it as a normal value in the result.
Related functions
Excel ISERROR function
The ISERROR function checks whether a value is an error and returns TRUE or FALSE.
Excel SUMPRODUCT function
In Excel, the SUMPRODUCT function can be used to multiply two or more columns or arrays together, and then get the sum of products.
Excel SUM unction
The SUM function adds values.
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