commitment

Hi,
It was believed that in a free nation where the power belongs to the people, the commitment to education defines the progress of that democracy and is the catalyst for future progress.

Please explain to me "commitment" in this context.Thanks for your help.

It means that how much funding and attention a nation gives to their education system helps measure how democratic it is, and how much it will grow and prosper in the future.

Basically in this context, commitment=striving for a goal of high education, using money and attention for getting good teachers, good equipment like computers and textbooks, etc.