The present invention relates to a benzotriazole derivative represented by formula (1). The derivative exhibits excellent electron injection and transport performance, has hole-blocking ability, highstability when in a thin-film state, and is useful as a material for a highly efficient and highly durable organic electroluminescent element. (In the formula: Ar1 and Ar2 represent an aromatic hydrocarbon group, an aromatic heterocyclic group, or the like; A represents a group which includes a pyridine ring and which is represented by formula (2); X represents a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom; R1-R8 each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or the like; and m represents an integer from 0 to 2.).