PURPOSE: To obtain a grains-dispersed type EL element providing high electroluminescent efficiency, and also providing characteristics control facility by distributing fluorescent bodies present in an electroluminescent layer in a laminar shape respectively in the direction of thickness of the layer in accordance with a difference in each of characteristics between the fluorescent bodies.

CONSTITUTION: In a grains-dispersed type EL element comprising a dielectric layer 2, an electroluminescent layer 3 and a hyaline electrode 4 sequentially formed on a back electrode 1 at least, fluorescent bodies present in the electroluminescent layer are respectively distributed in a laminar shape in the direction of thickness of the layer in accordance with a difference in each of characteristics (brightness, service life, electroluminescent colors, grain diameters, electroluminescent efficiency, etc.) between the fluorescent bodies. The electroluminescent layer 3 for example is formed by sifting fluorescent grains into a group of grains 3A each having large grain diameter and another group of grains 3B each having small grain diameter, mixedly dispersing these sifted grains into a binder in the ratio 4:1, applying and drying the large- diameter grains 3A first on the dielectric layer, and applying and drying the small-diameter grains 3B on the resultant large-diameter grain film.