AVG OVER in SQLite

This page is a quick reference checkpoint for AVG OVER in SQLite: behavior, syntax rules, edge cases, and a minimal example; plus the official vendor documentation.


Function Details

AVG OVER returns the average value of an expression across the window frame.

Follows SQLite.s standard window-processing rules; aggregate windows use default frame RANGE BETWEEN UNBOUNDED PRECEDING AND CURRENT ROW when ORDER BY is present unless overridden

If this behavior feels unintuitive, the tutorial below explains the underlying pattern step-by-step.

Uses standard aggregate window syntax: AVG(expr) OVER ([PARTITION BY ..] [ORDER BY ...] [frame])

SELECT dept, AVG(salary) OVER (PARTITION BY dept) AS avg_salary FROM employees;

What should you do next?

If you came here to confirm syntax, you’re done. If you came here to get better at window functions, choose your next step.

Understand the pattern

AVG OVER is part of a bigger window-function pattern. If you want the “why”, start here: Aggregate Window Functions

Prove it with a real query

Reading docs is useful. Writing the query correctly under pressure is the skill.

Customer Spending, Averaged and Analyzed

Support Status

  • Supported: yes
  • Minimum Version: 3.25.0

Official Documentation

For the authoritative spec, use the vendor docs. This page is the fast “sanity check”.

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