An organic electroluminescent element comprising at least an anode, a hole transport layer, a luminous layer, an electron transport layer, a cathode and a capping layer in this order, wherein the capping layer comprises an amine compound having a benzazole ring structure represented by a general formula (A-1), wherein in formula (A-1), A and X may be the same or different from each other, and each represents a monovalent group represented by general formulae (B-4), (B-5), (B-6), and (B-7); Z represents a monovalent group represented by general formulae (B-4), (B-5), (B-6), and (B-7) or a substituted or unsubstituted fused polycyclic aromatic group; and Ar may be the same or different from each other, and each represents a single bond or a divalent group of a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group or a substituted or unsubstituted fused polycyclic aromatic group, wherein in formulae (B-4), (B-5), (B-6) or (B-7), a broken line part is used as a binding site; R 12 to R 15 may be the same or different from each other, and each represents a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, a straight or branched alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, a cycloalkyl group having 5 to 10 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, a straight or branched alkenyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, a straight or branched alkyloxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, a cycloalkyloxy group having 5 to 10 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group, a substituted or unsubstituted fused polycyclic aromatic group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group. wherein the capping layer comprises an amine compound having a benzazole ring structure represented by a general formula (A-1), wherein in formula (A-1), A and X may be the same or different from each other, and each represents a monovalent group represented by general formulae (B-4), (B-5), (B-6), and (B-7); Z represents a monovalent group represented by general formulae (B-4), (B-5), (B-6), and (B-7) or a substituted or unsubstituted fused polycyclic aromatic group; and Ar may be the same or different from each other, and each represents a single bond or a divalent group of a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group or a substituted or unsubstituted fused polycyclic aromatic group, wherein in formulae (B-4), (B-5), (B-6) or (B-7), a broken line part is used as a binding site; R 12 to R 15 may be the same or different from each other, and each represents a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, a straight or branched alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, a cycloalkyl group having 5 to 10 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, a straight or branched alkenyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, a straight or branched alkyloxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, a cycloalkyloxy group having 5 to 10 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group, a substituted or unsubstituted fused polycyclic aromatic group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group.