SMALL

Finds the nth smallest value.

How it’s written

SMALL(range, n)

Example

AB
1NameScore
2Amara72
3Ben90
4Chloe65
5Dev90
6Elena83
=SMALL(B2:B6,2)

Result: 72

Finds the second lowest score.

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Worth knowing

SMALL(range, 1) gives the same answer as MIN.

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