A carrier for forming an electrophotographic image, comprising; carrier particles each comprising: a core particle; and a coating layer coating the core particle, the coating layer comprising: a coating resin; and inorganic particles comprising chargeable particles A and conductive particles B, an amount of the inorganic particles being from 195 to 350 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the coating resin, wherein the carrier particles consist of small carrier particles having a particle diameter of D1, where D1 ≤ 25 μm is satisfied such that the small carrier particles pass through a 25 μm sieve; medium carrier particles having a particle diameter of D2, where 25 μm < D2 ≤ 38 μm is satisfied such that the medium carrier particles pass through a 38 μm sieve but do not pass through a 25 μm sieve; and large carrier particles having a particle diameter of D3, where 38 μm < D3 is satisfied such that the large carrier particles do not pass through a 38 μm sieve, wherein a constituent element variation as measured according to the description is within a range of from -10.0% to 10.0%, where the constituent element variation being a ratio of an amount of a constituent element of the inorganic particles contained in the coating layer of the small carrier particles having a particle diameter of D1 to an amount of the same constituent element of the inorganic particles contained in the coating layer of the medium carrier particles having a particle diameter of D2. carrier particles each comprising: a core particle; and a coating layer coating the core particle, the coating layer comprising: a coating resin; and inorganic particles comprising chargeable particles A and conductive particles B, an amount of the inorganic particles being from 195 to 350 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the coating resin, a core particle; and a coating layer coating the core particle, the coating layer comprising: a coating resin; and inorganic particles comprising chargeable particles A and conductive particles B, an amount of the inorganic particles being from 195 to 350 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the coating resin, a coating resin; and inorganic particles comprising chargeable particles A and conductive particles B, an amount of the inorganic particles being from 195 to 350 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the coating resin, wherein the carrier particles consist of small carrier particles having a particle diameter of D1, where D1 ≤ 25 μm is satisfied such that the small carrier particles pass through a 25 μm sieve; medium carrier particles having a particle diameter of D2, where 25 μm < D2 ≤ 38 μm is satisfied such that the medium carrier particles pass through a 38 μm sieve but do not pass through a 25 μm sieve; and large carrier particles having a particle diameter of D3, where 38 μm < D3 is satisfied such that the large carrier particles do not pass through a 38 μm sieve, small carrier particles having a particle diameter of D1, where D1 ≤ 25 μm is satisfied such that the small carrier particles pass through a 25 μm sieve; medium carrier particles having a particle diameter of D2, where 25 μm < D2 ≤ 38 μm is satisfied such that the medium carrier particles pass through a 38 μm sieve but do not pass through a 25 μm sieve; and large carrier particles having a particle diameter of D3, where 38 μm < D3 is satisfied such that the large carrier particles do not pass through a 38 μm sieve, wherein a constituent element variation as measured according to the description is within a range of from -10.0% to 10.0%, where the constituent element variation being a ratio of an amount of a constituent element of the inorganic particles contained in the coating layer of the small carrier particles having a particle diameter of D1 to an amount of the same constituent element of the inorganic particles contained in the coating layer of the medium carrier particles having a particle diameter of D2.