Explanation

Note: there are many ways to summarize data with COUNTIFS, SUMIFS, etc.

This example shows one specific and arbitrary way.

The summary table in H3:K5 summarizes course completion by group instead of user.

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In this example, group represents the additional criteria.

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Excel COUNTIFS function