A fluorescent layer (R), fluorescent layer (G), and fluorescent layer (B) are formed according to each column by the screen printing method. As a result, spaces of the approximately the same thickness as the fluorescent layers (R), (G), and (B) exist between regions of the barrier ribs that extend in the column direction and a protective layer. The lowering of the efficiency of exhaust and the efficiency of sealing in discharge gas can thus be avoided. As a result, discharge gas can be made to exist appropriately in the discharge spaces without fail, thereby enabling excellent display characteristics to be obtained. Furthermore, since display cells that neighbor each other in the column direction are partitioned by barrier ribs, erroneous discharge will not occur. The non-discharge gap can thus be narrowed and increased fineness can be accommodated for readily.