A light-emitting element (2) includes: an anode (4); a hole transport layer (6); a light-emitting layer (8) containing quantum dots (16); an electron transport layer (10); and a cathode (12), arranged in this order, the light-emitting element further including a charge blocking layer (14) either between the light-emitting layer and the hole transport layer or between the light-emitting layer and the electron transport layer or both, wherein the charge blocking layer contains, as an element: a transition metal element that is a component of an oxide semiconductor; at least one selected from Al, Mg, and Si; and O.