on the average

1. As a rule, usually, as in On the average, about 15 percent of the freshmen class will drop out before graduation. This expression uses average in the sense of “a norm or standard.” [First half of 1700s]

Example Sentences

Based on the average Uefa coefficient of their opponents, PSV Eindhoven have been handed the toughest draw in the league phase.

From BBC

But “rates of engagement were surprisingly low, with only 2% of participants reading with children on the average day.”

From Los Angeles Times

"Guernsey performs well compared to other jurisdictions on the average number of minutes lost per customer per year through faults and cable damage, with 99.9% availability of supply maintained across the year," the company said.

From BBC

Asked whether she was worried about the impact of AI on her job she said she was "less concerned" about that and more "about the impact it will have on the average person".

From BBC

I thought the amount a person receives was based on the average of the highest 30 years’ of earnings over a person’s entire career.

From Los Angeles Times