diff --git a/local/mylearningservice/externallib.php b/local/mylearningservice/externallib.php
index be709637ae1..e67e7c95161 100644
--- a/local/mylearningservice/externallib.php
+++ b/local/mylearningservice/externallib.php
@@ -144,6 +144,13 @@ function($favourite) {
                  }
              }
          }
+        if ($totalactivities > 0) {
+                $progresscalculated = ($completedactivities / $totalactivities) * 100;
+                 $progresscalculated = round($progresscalculated, 2); // round to 2 decimals
+        }
+        else {
+                $progresscalculated = 0;
+         }
         if (!empty($statusfilter)) {
             if ($statusfilter === 'completed') {
                 if (empty($completed) && $progress < 100) {
@@ -213,7 +220,7 @@ function($favourite) {
              'completionhascriteria' => $completionhascriteria,
              'completionusertracked' => $completionusertracked,
              'category' => $course->category,
-             'progress' => $progress,
+             'progress' => $progresscalculated,
              'completed' => $completed,
              'startdate' => $enroltime,
              'enddate' => $enrolendtime,