Count cells less than in Excel and Google Sheets

=COUNTIF(A:A,"<10")

=COUNTIF(A:A,"<"&B3) // Criteria as a cell reference

A:A = Range

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Count cells less than in Excel

How to count cells less than in Excel?
Count cells less than in Excel

COUNT CELLS LESS THAN — EXCEL FORMULA AND EXAMPLE

  1. =COUNTIF(A:A,"<10")

    • Criteria within the formula and must be inside the quotation mark

  2. =COUNTIF(A:A,"<"&B3)

    • Condition within the formula and must be inside the quotation mark

    • Criteria as a cell reference

  3. =COUNTIF(A:A,B4)

    • Criteria as a cell reference

  4. =COUNTIF(A:A,B5)

    • Criteria as a cell reference

Count cells less than in Google Sheets

How to count cells less than in Google Sheets?
Count cells less than in Google Sheets

COUNT CELLS LESS THAN — GOOGLE SHEETS FORMULA AND EXAMPLE

  1. =COUNTIF(A:A,"<10")

    • Criteria within the formula and must be inside the quotation mark

  2. =COUNTIF(A:A,"<"&B3)

    • Condition within the formula and must be inside the quotation mark

    • Criteria as a cell reference

  3. =COUNTIF(A:A,B4)

    • Criteria as a cell reference

  4. =COUNTIF(A:A,B5)

    • Criteria as a cell reference

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