The present invention aims to provide a solar cell that is excellent in photoelectric conversion efficiency, suffers little degradation during encapsulation (initial degradation), and has excellent durability. The present invention relates to a solar cell including: a laminate having an electrode, a counter electrode, and a photoelectric conversion layer disposed between the electrode and the counter electrode; and an inorganic layer covering the counter electrode to encapsulate the laminate, the photoelectric conversion layer including an organic-inorganic perovskite compound represented by the formula: R-M-X 3 , R representing an organic molecule, M representing a metal atom, X representing a halogen atom or a chalcogen atom, the inorganic layer containing a metal oxide, a metal nitride, or a metal oxynitride.