An insulating coating-attached electrical steel sheet has, on at least one surface, an insulating coating including an insulating tensile coating layer A. A tension applied to the steel sheet by an insulating tensile coating layer having a coating weight of M/2 from a surface of the insulating tensile coating layer A is 0.80×σA or more, where M is a weight of the insulating tensile coating layer A, and σA is the tension applied to the steel sheet by the insulating tensile coating layer A. The insulating coating-attached electrical steel sheet has excellent adhesion of the insulating coating. A method for manufacturing the insulating coating-attached electrical steel sheet is also provided.