A
polyester resin, including:(a) a constitutional unit derived from at least one tetravalent
carboxylic acid selected from Compounds (A) and (B);a constitutional unit derived from a
bisphenol A-alkylene
oxide adduct; anda constitutional unit derived from an
aliphatic alcohol having a
boiling point of lower than or equal to 290° C.,where the
polyester resin is free of a constitutional unit derived from a monovalent
carboxylic acid, an
acid value of the
polyester resin is 8 to 55 mg KOH / g, and an amount of the tetravalent
carboxylic acid is 1 to 30 mol % when an total amount of the tetravalent carboxylic acid, and other polyvalent carboxylic acid excluding the Compounds (A) and (B) is set to 100 mol %,where X1, X2, X3 and X4 each independently represent a trivalent
organic group, and Z1 and Z2 each independently represent a
single bond or a
divalent organic group, wherein tetravalent carboxylic acid is, for example, 3,3′,4,4′-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride, 2,2′,6,6′-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride, 4,4′-oxydiphthalic dianhydride, 9,9-bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl)
fluorene dianhydride, and / or 4,4′-(4,4′-isopropylidenediphenoxy) diphthalic anhydride.