An organic EL device which drives over a wide range from low brightness to high brightness for light source applications, operates stably over a wide range of brightness and has excellent life property is provided. The device comprises at least one pair of electrodes 2 and 5, and a plurality of functional layers disposed between the electrodes 2 and 5, the functional layers comprising a layer 4 having the light emitting function, which is composed of at least one polymeric material and contains an organic solvent and a charge injection layer 3 composed of at least one inorganic material.