Count cells with #VALUE! error

This tutorial shows how to count the number of cells in a specified range that contain an #VALUE! error using an Excel formula, with the COUNTIF function

EXCEL FORMULA 1. Count cells with #VALUE! error

EXCEL

Count cells with #VALUE! error

=COUNTIF(B5:B10, "#VALUE!")
GENERIC FORMULA

=COUNTIF(B5:B10, "#VALUE!")

ARGUMENTS
range: The range from which to count the cells that contain an #VALUE! error.

EXPLANATION

This formula uses the COUNTIF function, with a criteria set to "#VALUE!", to count the number of cells that contain an #VALUE! error in the selected range.

In this example the range from which we are counting the total number of cells that contain an #VALUE! error is B5:B10, which contains a 2 cells with an #VALUE! error (B7 and B9).

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RELATED FUNCTIONS

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The Excel COUNTIF function returns the number of cells in a range that meet a specified criteria