The purpose of this study was to analyze whether the type of participation motivation of lifelong education for the elderly influenced in the satisfaction of education and the life-changing. The research objects were 340 the elderly who participated in this program of lifelong education and over 65 years old. The results of this study are as below. Firstly, there was significant difference in the satisfaction of education and life-changing only in the sexuality, education, monthly pocket money and spouse. Secondly, in the satisfaction of education and life-changing, it was shown that the satisfaction of education of the type of education-oriented was higher than that of the type of activity-oriented and felt the life-changing much. Thirdly, the result of regression analysis dependent valuable was the satisfaction of education and independent valuables were the sub-factors of the type of participation valuables was shown that only education-oriented and goal-oriented influenced the positive effects. Fourthly, the result being proved whether there were the effects of life-changing according to the type of participation motivation of education was indicated that only the type of education-oriented and goal-oriented influenced the positive effects.