AVERAGE

Supported, behaves as documented

Category: Statistical · Last tested 2026-08-06

Real, executed compatibility results for the AVERAGE function across Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, and LibreOffice Calc — verified by actually running it. Syntax and links to each vendor’s official documentation are below.

Support matrix

Engine	Documented	Live-tested	Verdict
Excel	Yes	Not yet	n/a
Google Sheets	Yes	Not yet	n/a
LibreOffice Calc	Yes	Yes (25.8.7.3, 2026-08-06)	Supported, behaves as documented

LibreOffice version history

We executed the same test cases under each LibreOffice release to show exactly when AVERAGE’s support changed — not documentation claims, real results.

LibreOffice version	Verdict	Tested
24.2.0.3	Supported, behaves as documented	2026-07-19
24.8.7.2	Supported, behaves as documented	2026-07-19
25.2.0.3	Supported, behaves as documented	2026-07-24
25.8.7.3	Supported, behaves as documented	2026-08-06

Executed test cases

LibreOffice Calc 25.8.7.3 (tested 2026-08-06)

Formula	Description	Result	Expected	Verdict
=AVERAGE(A1:A4)	Basic average of 4 numbers	5	5	Matched
=AVERAGE(A1:A5)	Text values and blank cells in the range are excluded from both the sum and the count, rather than being treated as 0	20	20 Only A1, A3, A5 (10, 20, 30) are numeric; average = 60/3 = 20. If blanks/text counted as 0 the result would be 12	Matched
=AVERAGE(A1:A3)	A range containing only text has zero numeric values to average -> #DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	Matched
=AVERAGE(A1:A3)	A fully empty range also has zero numeric values -> #DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	Matched

Docs & syntax

Excel: official documentation
Google Sheets: official documentation
LibreOffice Calc: official documentation