The invention relates to a light-scattering layer used for forming an organic EL device. The light-scattering layer comprises an
adhesive composition containing at least one resin (A) and resin compositions for a light-scattering layer of light-scattering particles (B). In a first resin composition for the light-scattering layer, an average particle
diameter of the light-scattering particles (B) is above 200nm and below 500nm, and particles having a particle
diameter above 600nm accounts for 20 volume% of the total amount of the light-scattering particles (B), and a
refraction difference between the
adhesive composition and the light-scattering particles (B) is above 0.1. In a second resin composition for the light-scattering layer, the resin (A) has double bonds and / or a cross-linking group, and has a
mass average molecular weight (Mw) above 5,000 and less than 20,000; the light-scattering particles (B) has an average particle
diameter above 200nm and below 1.0[miu]m in the resin compositions for the light-scattering layer; and a
refraction difference between the
adhesive composition and the light-scattering particles (B) is above 0.1.