An organic electroluminescent element comprising a substrate having thereon an anode, a cathode, and a plurality of organic layers sandwiched between the anode and the cathode, wherein the plurality of organic layers comprise: a light emitting layer containing a phosphorescence emitting compound represented by Formula ; and an electron transport layer containing a compound represented by Formula , Formula (Ar1)n1-Y1 wherein Y1 is a single bond, and n1 is an integer of 2 or more; Ar1 is a group represented by Formula (A), a plurality of Ar1 may be the same or different with each other; and the compound represented by Formula contains at least two condensed aromatic heterocyclic rings each comprising 3 or more rings condensed with each other: wherein X is -N(R)-, -O-, -S- or -Si(R)(R')-; E1 to E8 each are -C(R1)= or -N=; R, R' and R1 each are a hydrogen atom, a substituent or a bonding site to Y1, (*) is a bonding site to Y1; Y2 is a single bond; Y3 is a group derived from 6 membered aromatic ring, and Y4 is a group derived from 6 membered aromatic ring containing a nitrogen atom in the ring; and n2 is an integer of 1 to 4, wherein P and Q each are a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom; A1 is a group of atoms which forms an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or an aromatic heterocyclic ring together with P-C; A2 is a group of atoms which forms an aromatic heterocyclic ring together with Q-N; P1-L1-P2 is a bidentate ligand, P1 and P2 each independently are a carbon atom, an nitrogen atom or an oxygen atom, L1 is a group of atoms which forms a bidentate ligand together with P1 and P2; j1 is an integer of 1 to 3; j2 is an integer of 0 to 2, provided that a sum of j1 and j2 is 2 or 3; and M1 is an iridium atom. a light emitting layer containing a phosphorescence emitting compound represented by Formula ; and an electron transport layer containing a compound represented by Formula , Formula (Ar1)n1-Y1 wherein Y1 is a single bond, and n1 is an integer of 2 or more; Ar1 is a group represented by Formula (A), a plurality of Ar1 may be the same or different with each other; and the compound represented by Formula contains at least two condensed aromatic heterocyclic rings each comprising 3 or more rings condensed with each other: wherein X is -N(R)-, -O-, -S- or -Si(R)(R')-; E1 to E8 each are -C(R1)= or -N=; R, R' and R1 each are a hydrogen atom, a substituent or a bonding site to Y1, (*) is a bonding site to Y1; Y2 is a single bond; Y3 is a group derived from 6 membered aromatic ring, and Y4 is a group derived from 6 membered aromatic ring containing a nitrogen atom in the ring; and n2 is an integer of 1 to 4, wherein P and Q each are a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom; A1 is a group of atoms which forms an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or an aromatic heterocyclic ring together with P-C; A2 is a group of atoms which forms an aromatic heterocyclic ring together with Q-N; P1-L1-P2 is a bidentate ligand, P1 and P2 each independently are a carbon atom, an nitrogen atom or an oxygen atom, L1 is a group of atoms which forms a bidentate ligand together with P1 and P2; j1 is an integer of 1 to 3; j2 is an integer of 0 to 2, provided that a sum of j1 and j2 is 2 or 3; and M1 is an iridium atom. <EOS>