Mysql - How to get average of a counted column in sql

user19365190
October 17, 2022
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select count(user_id) 
from photos 
group by user_id ;

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select avg(count(user_id)) 
from photos 
group by user_id;

Error Code: 1111. Invalid use of group function

How to get average of this column

Tags: mysql sql

Answers

- NikhilS
- October 17, 2022 at 9:42 am
- 0 votes
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I guess this should be it :
```
select sum(column1)/(select count(*) from  photos) from photos ;
```
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- TimBiegeleisen
- October 17, 2022 at 9:43 am
- 0 votes
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Do you want an average over the entire aggregated table?
```
SELECT AVG(cnt) AS avg_cnt
FROM
(
    SELECT COUNT(user_id) AS cnt 
    FROM photos
    GROUP BY user_id
) t;
```
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