To provide a method for producing allyl alcohol from propylene in high efficiency.

Allyl alcohol is directly produced from propylene by the vapor- phase catalytic oxidation of propylene using a catalyst having a composition expressed by general formula MoaBibNicCodFefXgYhOx (Mo, Bi, Ni, Co and Fe are molybdenum, bismuth, nickel, cobalt and iron, respectively; X is at least one kind of element selected from tungsten, antimony, tin, zinc, chromium, manganese, magnesium and titanium; Y is at least one kind of element selected from potassium, rubidium, thallium and cesium; (a), (b), (c), (d), (f), (g), (h) and (x) are atomic ratios of molybdenum, bismuth, nickel, cobalt, iron, X, Y and oxygen, respectively; and a=12, b=0.1-7, c+d=0.5-20, f=0.5-8, g=0-2, h=0-2 and x is a value defined by the oxidation state of each element).