Free Education Templates for Excel & Google Sheets
Excel learning templates, formula practice files, and educational resources for students, teachers, and office professionals learning spreadsheets.
Education templates teach spreadsheet skills by giving you a working file to explore, not a blank page and a manual. Every template in this category is a practical example — real formulas you can inspect, edit, and reuse — for learning the workflows that show up in daily office and business work.
Ideal for students, first-time Excel users, office staff being onboarded, and anyone who learns better by doing than by reading. Start with the VLOOKUP formula practice file — it's the single most-used lookup formula in business spreadsheets.
Templates in this category
A free VLOOKUP formula practice template for Excel and Google Sheets. Learn exact-match VLOOKUP with product price and employee detail examples, dropdowns, and ready-made formulas.
What to look for in a education template
- Real, working formulas — not just theory diagrams
- Sample data you can edit to test edge cases
- Explanatory notes or a guide sheet inside the workbook
- Common-mistake examples so you learn what NOT to do
- Beginner-friendly labelling and clear structure
- Works in Excel, Google Sheets, and LibreOffice
Frequently asked questions
Which Excel formula should a beginner learn first?+
Start with SUM, AVERAGE, IF, and VLOOKUP (or its modern replacement XLOOKUP). These four cover ~80% of everyday spreadsheet work — totals, conditional logic, and looking up related information. Once these feel natural, move to SUMIF, COUNTIF, and INDEX + MATCH.
Should I learn VLOOKUP or XLOOKUP first?+
Both. VLOOKUP is still used everywhere — on older Excel versions, in files shared with people who don't have Microsoft 365, and in almost every business template. XLOOKUP is the modern, easier replacement (works right-to-left, easier syntax) but is only available on Excel 2021 and Microsoft 365. Knowing VLOOKUP first makes XLOOKUP easy to pick up later.
Are these templates suitable for schools and colleges?+
Yes. Teachers and instructors are welcome to use these templates in the classroom, share them with students, or adapt them for exercises and assignments. The templates use real business data patterns so students see how spreadsheet skills apply outside the classroom.