An organic electroluminescent material-containing solution, comprising: an organic electroluminescent material and a solvent; wherein the organic electroluminescent material at least comprises a host and a dopant, the host is an anthracene derivative having a molecular weight of 4000 or less, the solvent is a cyclic ketone compound represented by the formula as follows, and the solubility of the host in the solvent is 0.5 wt% or more, whereby A represents a substituted or unsubstituted cyclic hydrocarbon group having 5 to 10 members or a substituted or unsubstituted group for forming a heterocycle having 5 to 10 members, and wherein the anthracene derivative is represented by the formula as follows, whereby Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted fused aromatic group having 10 to 50 carbon atoms forming the aromatic ring; Ar' represents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group having 6 to 50 carbon atoms forming the aromatic ring; X 1 to X 3 each represent a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group having 6 to 50 carbon atoms forming the aromatic ring, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group having 5 to 50 carbon atoms forming the aromatic ring, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group having 6 to 50 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group having 5 to 50 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylthio group having 5 to 50 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxycarbonyl group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, a carboxyl group, a halogen group, a cyano group, a nitro group or a hydroxyl group; a, b and c are each an integer of 0 to 4, a plurality of X 1 being allowed to be mutually the same or different when a is 2 or more, a plurality of X 2 being allowed to be mutually the same or different when b is 2 or more, a plurality of X 3 being allowed to be mutually the same or different when c is 2 or more; n is an integer 1 to 3; m is an integer of 0 and 1; and a plurality of such structures shown in the brackets [] as represented by the formula below being mutually the same or different when n is 2 or more. an organic electroluminescent material and a solvent; wherein the organic electroluminescent material at least comprises a host and a dopant, the host is an anthracene derivative having a molecular weight of 4000 or less, the solvent is a cyclic ketone compound represented by the formula as follows, and the solubility of the host in the solvent is 0.5 wt% or more, whereby A represents a substituted or unsubstituted cyclic hydrocarbon group having 5 to 10 members or a substituted or unsubstituted group for forming a heterocycle having 5 to 10 members, and whereby Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted fused aromatic group having 10 to 50 carbon atoms forming the aromatic ring; Ar' represents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group having 6 to 50 carbon atoms forming the aromatic ring; X 1 to X 3 each represent a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group having 6 to 50 carbon atoms forming the aromatic ring, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group having 5 to 50 carbon atoms forming the aromatic ring, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group having 6 to 50 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group having 5 to 50 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylthio group having 5 to 50 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxycarbonyl group having 1 to 50 carbon atoms, a carboxyl group, a halogen group, a cyano group, a nitro group or a hydroxyl group; a, b and c are each an integer of 0 to 4, a plurality of X 1 being allowed to be mutually the same or different when a is 2 or more, a plurality of X 2 being allowed to be mutually the same or different when b is 2 or more, a plurality of X 3 being allowed to be mutually the same or different when c is 2 or more; n is an integer 1 to 3; m is an integer of 0 and 1; and a plurality of such structures shown in the brackets [] as represented by the formula below being mutually the same or different when n is 2 or more.