elasticsearch/docs/reference/query-languages/esql/_snippets/functions/avg.md

AVG [esql-avg]

Syntax

:::{image} ../../../../../images/avg.svg :alt: Embedded :class: text-center :::

Parameters

true Description

The average of a numeric field.

Supported types

number	result
double	double
integer	double
long	double

Examples

FROM employees
| STATS AVG(height)

AVG(height):double
1.7682

The expression can use inline functions. For example, to calculate the average over a multivalued column, first use MV_AVG to average the multiple values per row, and use the result with the AVG function

FROM employees
| STATS avg_salary_change = ROUND(AVG(MV_AVG(salary_change)), 10)

avg_salary_change:double
1.3904535865