CompTIA Data+
A data analytics credential covering data concepts, mining, manipulation, visualization, interpretation, and basic data governance.
Last verified: 2026-09-01
Overview
CompTIA Data+ is a vendor-neutral data analytics certification for professionals who collect, prepare, analyze, visualize, and govern data to support business decisions. The current DA0-002 version emphasizes modern data environments, data preparation, statistical and analytical reasoning, reporting, visualization, and governance.
- Recommended experience
- CompTIA recommends roughly 18 to 24 months of experience in a data analyst or similar role, including exposure to databases and analytical tools, basic statistics, data preparation, and visualization.
- Estimated study time
- 70–120 hours
- Target job roles
- Data AnalystBusiness Intelligence AnalystReporting AnalystOperations AnalystBusiness AnalystJunior Data Analyst
Exam Details
CompTIA Data+ V2
- Exam code
- DA0-002
- Number of exams
- 1
- Duration
- 90 minutes
- Question count
- Up to 90 questions
- Delivery method
- Pearson VUE testing center or online proctored exam
- Price
- Verify current regional pricing with CompTIA
Skills and Domains
Data Concepts and Environments
20%Data types, structures, formats, databases, data platforms, cloud environments, and foundational data concepts.
Data Acquisition and Preparation
22%Collecting, profiling, cleaning, transforming, integrating, and preparing data for analysis.
Data Analysis
24%Analytical methods, descriptive and inferential statistics, trends, relationships, and interpretation of results.
Visualization and Reporting
20%Selecting visualizations, building reports and dashboards, communicating findings, and presenting data accurately.
Data Governance
14%Data quality, classification, privacy, access, retention, protection, compliance, and governance controls.
Study Resources
CompTIA Exam Objectives
Official resourceOfficial Guide · Free
Official CompTIA exam-objectives resource for downloading the current Data+ objectives.
View resourceCompTIA Data+ Certification
Official resourceDocumentation · Free
Official CompTIA Data+ certification overview and current exam information.
View resourceCompTIA Continuing Education Renewal Options
Official resourceDocumentation · Free
Official CompTIA renewal options and Continuing Education guidance.
View resourceRenewal
- Validity period
- 3 years
- Renewal method
- Renew through CompTIA Continuing Education by earning the required CEUs, completing an eligible renewal option, or earning an approved higher-level certification.
- Notes
- Data+ requires 30 CEUs during the three-year renewal cycle when using the CEU route. Verify current fees and eligible activities with CompTIA.
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