A back electrode type solar cell comprising a semiconductor substrate, a first conductivity type semiconductor layer and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer arranged on one of two major surfaces of the semiconductor substrate, a first electrode layer corresponding to the first conductivity type semiconductor layer, and a second electrode layer corresponding to the second conductivity type semiconductor layer, wherein the solar cell comprises a plurality of first specific regions provided at the one major surface and not including the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, the solar cell comprises a plurality of partitioned regions formed by partitioning the one major surface into a plurality of regions in such a manner as to enclose corresponding ones of a plurality of the first specific regions, in each of a plurality of the partitioned regions, each of the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer includes a plurality of strip branch electrode layers and a trunk electrode layer (27b, 37b) to which one end of each of a plurality of the branch electrode layers is connected, some of a plurality of the branch electrode layers of the first electrode layer or the second electrode layer enclose outer edges of at least some of the first specific regions, and the trunk electrode layer of the first electrode layer and/or the trunk electrode layer of the second electrode layer form a frame electrode layer at least partially enclosing the partitioned region. the solar cell comprises a plurality of first specific regions provided at the one major surface and not including the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, the solar cell comprises a plurality of partitioned regions formed by partitioning the one major surface into a plurality of regions in such a manner as to enclose corresponding ones of a plurality of the first specific regions, in each of a plurality of the partitioned regions, each of the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer includes a plurality of strip branch electrode layers and a trunk electrode layer (27b, 37b) to which one end of each of a plurality of the branch electrode layers is connected, some of a plurality of the branch electrode layers of the first electrode layer or the second electrode layer enclose outer edges of at least some of the first specific regions, and the trunk electrode layer of the first electrode layer and/or the trunk electrode layer of the second electrode layer form a frame electrode layer at least partially enclosing the partitioned region. each of the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer includes a plurality of strip branch electrode layers and a trunk electrode layer (27b, 37b) to which one end of each of a plurality of the branch electrode layers is connected, some of a plurality of the branch electrode layers of the first electrode layer or the second electrode layer enclose outer edges of at least some of the first specific regions, and the trunk electrode layer of the first electrode layer and/or the trunk electrode layer of the second electrode layer form a frame electrode layer at least partially enclosing the partitioned region.