Tricky. Let's say you want to count all better than 3a, then best to count
all = 3, an subtract and 3 and not = a, like

=COUNTIF(1:1,"=3*")-SUMPRODUCT(--(LEFT(1:1,1)="3"),--(RIGHT(1:1,1)<"a"))


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"Anne-Marie" wrote in message
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Maybe. I want to work out how many kids had grades 5c-7a for example. I
have
all the information sent to me on excel - assessment grades are from 3c-7a
(c
being lower than a) and effort grades are 1-4.
From a total of say 13 assessment grades, I want to work out how many are
above a certain boundary for each kid - really to see where problems may
be
occurring, so I don't want a sum, just a total number above a certain
value.

"Bob Phillips" wrote:

You mean where row 1 = 1 say, and row 2 = "A"?

=SUMPRODUCT(--(1:1=1),--(2:2="A"))

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"Anne-Marie" wrote in message
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Thanks Bob - that helped me with the first bit but am now trying to do
multiple criterias (see posting above), is it possible?


"Bob Phillips" wrote:

=COUNTIF(2:2,1)

=COUNTIF(2:2,"A")

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"Anne-Marie" wrote in message
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I am not trying to find the sum of numbers but want to evaluate
how
many
number 1s, 2s etc that I have without having to count manually.
Also
would
like to do the same with letters. Any suggestions would be much
appreciated.