translate English to French: In 1998, the rate of school attendance for rural girls in the first year of education was 51.4 per cent, as compared with 35.2 per cent in 1994, which represents a growth rate of 4.1 per cent annually.
En 1998, leur taux de scolarisation en première année du premier cycle était de 51,4%, contre 35,2% en 1994, soit un taux de progression annuel de 4,1%.