{"id":8562,"date":"2024-03-14T08:20:17","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T08:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-method-for-rounding-up-in-sql\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T06:37:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T06:37:39","slug":"what-is-the-method-for-rounding-up-in-sql","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-method-for-rounding-up-in-sql\/","title":{"rendered":"SQL CEIL Function: Round Up Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In SQL, you can use the CEIL() function to round up a number. 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