Abstract: A method for producing a plasma display panel, the method comprising: (i) preparing a front panel and a rear panel, the front panel being a panel wherein an electrode A, a dielectric layer A and a protective layer are formed on a substrate A, and the rear panel being a panel wherein an electrode B, a dielectric layer B, a partition wall and a phosphor layer are formed on a substrate B; (ii) applying a glass frit material onto a peripheral region of the substrate A or B to form an annular glass frit sealing portion; (iii) opposing the front and rear panels with each other such that the annular glass frit sealing portion is interposed therebetween; (iv) supplying a dry gas into a space formed between the opposed front and rear panels; and (v) melting the annular glass frit sealing portion to cause the front and rear panels to be sealed wherein, in the step (i), the protective layer of the front panel is made from a metal oxide comprising at least two oxides selected from among magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, st