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Second-Highest Per Region Query

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query to return the second-highest value in each region using window functions.

Use the regional_values table. Return only regions with at least two distinct non-null values. If multiple records share the second-highest value, return that value once.

Output

  1. One row per qualifying region, with columns region and second_highest_value.
  2. Sort the results by region in ascending order.

Schema

regional_values
ColumnTypeDescription
value_idPKINTUnique identifier for the regional value record
regionVARCHAR(50)Region associated with the value
metric_valueDECIMAL(12,2)Numeric value to rank within each region
Tablesregional_values
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