Count Unique Values Based on Multiple Criteria in Excel

You'll appreciate the usefulness of being able to count unique values depending on various circumstances if you've ever needed to extract specific information from a large dataset. Excel's robust capabilities enable you to accomplish precisely that.

To provide a thorough knowledge of the ideas, we'll use real-world examples and step-by-step directions throughout this tutorial. By the end of this session, you'll have the knowledge and abilities necessary to competently handle any Excel data analysis work that involves counting distinct numbers depending on a variety of criteria. So, let's get started and unleash Excel's potential to effectively extract insightful data from your datasets!

Count Unique Values Based on Multiple Criteria

Here we will first count the values based on different criteria to complete the task. So let us see a simple process to learn how you can count unique values based on multiple criteria in Excel.

Step 1

Consider an Excel sheet where the data in the sheet is similar to the below image.

First, to count the values based on a single criterion, click on an empty cell and enter the formula as =SUM(IF("Komal"=$C$2:$C$20, 1/(COUNTIFS($C$2:$C$20, "Komal", $A$2:$A$20, $A$2:$A$20)), 0)) and click Ctrl + Shift + Enter.

Empty Cell > Formula > Ctrl + Shift + Enter.

Step 2

Now to count the number of cells based on two criteria, click on an empty cell and enter the formula as

=SUM(IF(("Komal"=$C$2:$C$20)*($D$2:$D$20<=DATE(2023,9,30)*($D$2:$D$20>=DATE(2023,9,1))),1/COUNTIFS($C$2:$C$20,"Komal",$A$2:$A$20,$A$2:$A$20,$D$2:$D$20,"<="&DATE(2023,9,30),$D$2:$D$20,">="&DATE(2023,9,1)),0)) then press Ctrl + Shift + Enter.

Empty Cell > Formula > Ctrl + Shift + Enter.

This is how you can count unique values based on multiple criteria in Excel.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have used a simple process to learn how you can count unique values based on multiple criteria in Excel to highlight a particular set of data.