Excel Formulas to Calculate the Working Days in a Certain Year!!
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Published: 2021-05-31 02:04:56

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In the previous post, we have learned the formulas to **[calculate the total number of workdays per month in Excel](https://geekexcel.com/excel-formulas-to-calculate-the-working-days-per-month/)**. Likewise, here we will discuss the cute formulas to **calculate the working days in a certain year in Excel**. Let’s get them below!! Get an official version of ** MS Excel**  from the following link: [https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel](https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel)

[![Calculate the workdays in year](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Calculate-the-workdays-in-year.png)](https://geekexcel.com/excel-formulas-to-calculate-the-working-days-in-a-certain-year/calculate-the-workdays-in-year/#main)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-45785">Calculate the workdays in a year</figcaption>

## Generic Formula:

- Use the below formula to calculate the total workdays in a year.

**=[NETWORKDAYS](https://geekexcel.com/how-to-use-networkdays-function-in-ms-excel-365/)([DATE](https://geekexcel.com/how-to-use-date-function-in-microsoft-excel-365/)(year,1,1),DATE(year,12,31),holidays)**

## Syntax Explanations:

- **NETWORKDAYS**  – In Excel, the [**NETWORKDAYS Function**](https://geekexcel.com/how-to-use-networkdays-function-in-ms-excel-365/) helps to return the number of working days between two dates.
- **DATE** – This function will combine three different values and returns them as a date. Read more on the [**DATE function**](https://geekexcel.com/how-to-use-date-function-in-microsoft-excel-365/).
- **Year** – It represents the input on your worksheet.
- **Holidays**  – It specifies the holidays on your worksheet.
- **Comma symbol (,)** – It is a separator that helps to separate a list of values.
- **Parenthesis ()** – The main purpose of this symbol is to group the elements.

## Example:

Refer to the below example image.

- Here we will enter the holidays in **Column B**.
- Now we are going to calculate the total working days for a year which is given in **Column D**.

![Input Ranges](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Input-Ranges-59.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-45783">Input Ranges</figcaption>

- Select any cell and type the above-given formula.

![Enter the formula](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Enter-the-formula-99.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-45786">Enter the formula</figcaption>

- Finally, press  **ENTER**  to get the result out, if you need, drag the fill handle over range to apply the formula.

![Result](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/1Result.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-45784">Result</figcaption>

## Bottom-Line:

Here, we have described the cute formulas to **calculate the total number of working days for a certain year in Excel**. Hope you like this article. Please feel free to state your **query** or **feedback** for the above article.

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