- var_dump: documentation ( source)
- array_count_values: documentation ( source)
- array_column: documentation ( source)
<?php
$array = [
'status' => [
[[
'type' => 'else'
]],
[[
'type' => 'something',
]]
]
];
$count = array_count_values(
array_column(array_column(array_column($array, 'status'), 0), 'type')
);
var_dump($count);